A sensible person might not have got this far ahead of himself, but with pretty much all the bench space taken while I reshuffle things, this seemed like a nice little project to while away the evening after a day out.
I’m not sure if it’s a case of great minds thinking alike, or if I’m channelling you again @DougJoseph , but I discovered you’d made something similar to the magnetic sensor except no doubt you checked yours to check that they had a conductive coating - I did not! Lucky for me I have a steel slug which is exactly the same size and if it doesn’t work I’ll substitute one of the magnets for that. Basically these are just two magnets gripping a crimped terminal, so it’s easy to undo.
Similarly the coiled cable - it might be a dumb idea, I don’t know, but I do know that I have a huge dislike for dangling ropes and wires anywhere near spinning things, and an even greater dislike for them if they are near something that vibrates and likely to dislodge them.
Even so, I am feeling something akin to stupid, trying to solve problems that clearly don’t exist, from the point of view of someone whose not used a touch plate. Ahh well, it looks good in the photo!
