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From: Michael Robinson on 22 Jan 2010 19:38

"Arcadefreaque" <arcadefreaque(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:30f41e1d-4315-41dc-96a0-0a7499e4595b(a)36g2000yqu.googlegroups.com...
> Okay, admittedly I am not that well versed in electronics. I can
> solder and follow directions well enough to put together some
> interesting hacks occasionally, but I'm really a greenie when it comes
> to certain aspects.
>
> I'm trying to find a reasonable way to accomplish turning on and off a
> device that is powered by about 3.6vdc. The trigger mechanism would
> be a cell phone's vibration motor's power source (motor disconnected)
> which outputs somewhere around 1 - 1.3vdc.
>
> I started this project by using a simple relay circuit controlled by a
> serial port of a computer, but now want to move it to the cellular
> angle - which gives me much lower power output unless I go with some
> sort of bluetooth serial adaptor (which I'm working on as well). For
> now though, if anybody has ideas on a simple scenario for a quick
> switching relay circuit that would work for this scenario, I'd really
> appreciate the assistance.
>
> Thanks
> af

So you're just getting the wires connected to the bomb, then Aunt Emma calls
to tell you her Pekingese threw up on the rose-patterned carpet in the
parlor.
ka-BOOM


From: Arcadefreaque on 23 Jan 2010 14:05
Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll see what I can piece together
from your recommendations.

And Michael, Aunt Emma has a shitzu, but thanks for the concern.

On Jan 20, 10:32 am, Arcadefreaque <arcadefrea...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, admittedly I am not that well versed in electronics.  I can
> solder and follow directions well enough to put together some
> interesting hacks occasionally, but I'm really a greenie when it comes
> to certain aspects.
>
> I'm trying to find a reasonable way to accomplish turning on and off a
> device that is powered by about 3.6vdc.  The trigger mechanism would
> be a cell phone's vibration motor's power source (motor disconnected)
> which outputs somewhere around 1 - 1.3vdc.
>
> I started this project by using a simple relay circuit controlled by a
> serial port of a computer, but now want to move it to the cellular
> angle - which gives me much lower power output unless I go with some
> sort of bluetooth serial adaptor (which I'm working on as well).  For
> now though, if anybody has ideas on a simple scenario for a quick
> switching relay circuit that would work for this scenario, I'd really
> appreciate the assistance.
>
> Thanks
> af

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