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Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« on: 09 March 2017, 15:42:52 »
I have an old level sensor laid about for experimenting. What would happen if I drilled through so as to put a nut and bolt with washers, so as to keep it in place?
 Will it knacker the electronic magic bits? I assume so...
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #1 on: 09 March 2017, 16:02:07 »
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #2 on: 09 March 2017, 17:34:15 »
Hmm. I can't remember, although I've dismantled them in the past. I wonder if I've still got a butchered one in the garage?

I think the answer will be no, because I believe the moving arm bit has a ring shaped magnet which clips over the protruding part of the sensor base which contains a hall sensor, which might get miffed about being drilled. I'll double check if I can find an old one. :y
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #3 on: 09 March 2017, 17:43:44 »
Quote from: omegod on 09 March 2017, 16:02:07
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?

This is my thinking :y
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #4 on: 09 March 2017, 22:47:42 »
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 09 March 2017, 17:43:44
Quote from: omegod on 09 March 2017, 16:02:07
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?

This is my thinking :y
Thumb from a heavy duty Marigold and a small cable tie... job jobed ;)
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #5 on: 13 March 2017, 17:05:30 »
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 09 March 2017, 17:43:44
Quote from: omegod on 09 March 2017, 16:02:07
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?

This is my thinking :y


You can buy new balls, sockets and link rods which would make a permanent fix possible, but I'm miles from my box of bits for the company name.
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #6 on: 13 March 2017, 19:58:26 »
Any decent RC model shop ought to stock summat suitably suitable  ;)
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #7 on: 14 March 2017, 18:13:16 »
Quote from: Nick W on 13 March 2017, 17:05:30
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 09 March 2017, 17:43:44
Quote from: omegod on 09 March 2017, 16:02:07
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?

This is my thinking :y


You can buy new balls, sockets and link rods which would make a permanent fix possible, but I'm miles from my box of bits for the company name.

I think the reference is the balljoint of the sensor arm to sensor, not the connecting rod :-\
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #8 on: 14 March 2017, 22:08:27 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 14 March 2017, 18:13:16
Quote from: Nick W on 13 March 2017, 17:05:30
Quote from: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 09 March 2017, 17:43:44
Quote from: omegod on 09 March 2017, 16:02:07
Do you mean thought the ball and socket to stop it popping off?

This is my thinking :y


You can buy new balls, sockets and link rods which would make a permanent fix possible, but I'm miles from my box of bits for the company name.

I think the reference is the balljoint of the sensor arm to sensor, not the connecting rod :-\

Yes, this! I am thinking a great big bar with a nut and washer at each end to hold it in place.

Not like I have about two hundred other things to be getting on with... ;)
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Re: Drill through a level sensor... possible?
« Reply #9 on: 15 March 2017, 10:08:07 »
Cable tie it and worry about summat else ;)
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