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Geek Culture / Need help making a switch with electronics!

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DJ Almix
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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 07:11
I'm going to be as hounest as possibly with this, I know nothing and need to be told this sort of stuff as though it were a new language.

My plan:

I want to be able to turn two of these on and off:

http://www.amazon.com/Powerful-Pointer-Astronomy-Military-Click-off/dp/B005HNORVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322978679&sr=8-1

with something like this:



How, in complete and specific detail, would I do this? I need like links to specific products, and maybe if someone would be super nice a tutorial!

- thank you.


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HowDo
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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 16:50 Edited at: 4th Dec 2011 16:50
I am assuming that you already have one of the above.

Now do you know when you take it apart to put the batteries in, can you see a coiled spring in the part that has the push button and laser?

if so then the next step will be simple

if you got some spare cash then getting two of these will make putting the batteries and switches together very simple.

UK link

USA link

if there is a coiled spring or a silver plate then all you would have to do is wrap the red wire from the battery holder on to this part, or if you have one (Soldering iron) solder the red wire to the coil or silver plate.

the black wire would then be solder to the case of the laser.

even if you do not use the batteries boxes the colored wires would still need to go to the same places.

The switch you would need, would have to be double poled, this means that there would be four wire connectors on the back of the switch. o = connector on the switch

laser#1 $____red wire #1__________o switch#1 o__red wire #2_______$ battery box. #1(red wires)

laser#2 $____red wire #3__________o switch#1 o___red wire #4______$ battery box. #2 (red wires)


now some of this will make sense, if I remeber to check back will help a bit more on the parts that you might not get.

Dark Physics makes any hot drink go cold.
DJ Almix
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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 20:10
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Holder-2-AAA-Batteries/dp/B002MK6L22/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323025446&sr=8-1-fkmr0

I found some 2AAA battery holders which are the same the laser uses. I got these.

Quote: "laser#1 $____red wire #1__________o switch#1 o__red wire #2_______$ battery box. #1(red wires)"



Like so?

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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 22:44
should work as your drawing, you connect the back wire to the case, the button on the unit is switching the red wire on and off in side the case.

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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 23:28 Edited at: 4th Dec 2011 23:29
Quote: "should work as your drawing, you connect the back wire to the case, the button on the unit is switching the red wire on and off in side the case.
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I see, you mean the switch in the middle to control both of them at once. What switch should I buy that would allow this setup?

I'm so confused...this is what I keep thinking you are saying [attached image]

can you make a diagram to help me out, I'm really sorry?

Quick note: I don't have ANY of these products yet, so I don't know what part's you are referencing.


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Posted: 4th Dec 2011 23:52 Edited at: 4th Dec 2011 23:56
Ok so from here:



I can see how you would connect the battery switch, but what kind of trigger on and off switch is there that can turn both the battery packs on?

or would it be easier to just buy two of these and connect them to battery packs (which, what kind would they use?)

http://www.amazon.com/532nm-Green-Pointer-Module-9mmX25mm/dp/B0018IA9E0


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Posted: 5th Dec 2011 12:20 Edited at: 5th Dec 2011 12:21
your second choice of laser will be a lot easier to wire up as there is no button built into it.

here a picture showing how to connect the other laser together but will also work with the other choice of laser.



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Posted: 5th Dec 2011 12:40
plus one of these switches from radioshack may be something a bit tidier.


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3016149

learning notes:
you are looking for a switch that is double pole single throw.
which means that the switch can turn on two power source together.

one could be 12v dc and the other 3v dc.

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Posted: 5th Dec 2011 12:55 Edited at: 5th Dec 2011 12:56
I'm no electrician, but you'd probably be better off having 1 battery bank and wiring the lasers in parallel.

http://www.berkeleypoint.com/learning/parallel_circuit.html

Also, lasers are extremely dangerous to eyes. Any injuries could make you or the place you're at liable. Be careful with lasers.


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Posted: 9th Dec 2011 04:20
About the lasers, I would recommend just putting something to disperse the lasers so that it looks cooler and so that they don't hurt anybody.


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