[IAEP] What Sensors and Where To Buy?

[Pippin Wallace]

Since I live in the same general area as you do I can help with more
specific parts/vendors if you let me know which sensors you are looking to
make.

Pippin Wallace
Bozeman

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi…
>
>
> OK, here I am again with another "dumb" question… well, maybe not so dumb
> after all as I'll bet there are others out there who could also use this
> information. On the OLPC wiki there are several very nicely illustrated
> instructions about how to make sensors to use with the XO… temperature,
> humidity, light, etc.  But, they don't include a materials list or
> reference to sources where the parts can be purchased.
>
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Making_XO_sensors
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> Radio Shack? Edmond Scientific? Parallax.com? or where? Curious people,
> myself included want to know. Can someone help here?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Caryl (GrannieB)
>
>
> P.S. Here's an example of the type of info needed. This site sells a
> number of light sensors but they call them things like Photoresistor, Photo
> Transistor, Light to Frequency Converter. These are all little ones that
> appear similar to the one in the instructions on the wiki. How do you tell
> which kind you need?
>
>
>
> http://www.parallax.com/Store/Sensors/ColorLight/tabid/175/List/0/CategoryID/50/Level/a/SortField/0/Default.aspx
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