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Originally Posted by hummermaniac88
Aww man, circuit city(radio shack) doesn't have anything. All I got was leds, rocker switch, small switch and battery pack. Could I use a small motor for those tamiya mini racers? I went Rona and ask if they had Door panel wood, and they said they don't know what I am talking about.. I try to improvise with other materials.
Thanks
Ernest
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Yeah, Circuit City is Lame-o compared to the old school Radio Shack. Go back to Rona and tell them they are clueless idiots, then say you would like some Mahogany Door Skins/Panels, they will know what a door skin is, if they still give you a hard time, I will go down to my local Rona and ask for a product code. They are about 3-6mm thick and are 4x8 feet. They are used in making inside house doors, so if anything, find an old door and cut off the skin.
As for the servo, go to a hobby store that sells model rockets, crafts, and stuff and ask if they have a model airplane servo. Servo's are used to move the flaps on the wings. Any other motor does not have the correct gear ratio and will not be strong enough to turn the hi-cap.
Another place to look for pressure switches in on old computer equipment. Find an old CD-Rom and on the front ejection button, behind it is a very effective tiny pressure switch.
The below pictures show, a door, that has mahogany sheeting construction and looted pressure switches from an old cdrom and the power cable from a computer that I used for my modular switches. Just go to a computer store and ask if they have any broken CD-rom readers and any old power extension cables, I paid $5 for a ton of cables and junk...