Comments on: Darth Vader and Yoda Talking Statues on your Dashboard http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Darth Lightsaber http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-420117 Darth Lightsaber Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:13:40 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/#comment-420117 If this could be connected to the security system of the car how cool would that be? If this could be connected to the security system of the car how cool would that be?

]]> By: Steve Day http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-311018 Steve Day Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:38:11 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/#comment-311018 I have the Yoda one, but the vibration sensor is far too sensitive, making it go off constantly as I drive. I reduced the sensitivity by adding an electrolytic capacitor in parallel to the sensor, but I also need to add a resistor and diode to drain the capacitor - currently, it's okay until the cap fills up, then it goes into constant nagging mode again. I have the Yoda one, but the vibration sensor is far too sensitive, making it go off constantly as I drive.

I reduced the sensitivity by adding an electrolytic capacitor in parallel to the sensor, but I also need to add a resistor and diode to drain the capacitor – currently, it’s okay until the cap fills up, then it goes into constant nagging mode again.

]]> By: Lord Ski http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/comment-page-1/#comment-310054 Lord Ski Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:55:51 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070731/darth-vader-and-yoda-talking-statues-on-your-dashboard/#comment-310054 If only you could connect them to your sat nav. How cool would that be !!! If only you could connect them to your sat nav. How cool would that be !!!

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