Hi there,
I'm new here. I'm not very experienced working in electronics, although i love to experiment. I was hoping someone may be able to shed some light on a problem i'm having.
I'm currently working on an interactive art installation.
My idea is to alter a series of old walkman cassette players so that as people move around them, the speed of the motor changes.
I know that when walkman batteries become weak, the tape gradually slows down. This is the effect i would like, but so far i've only been able to shut the motor down entirely.
Essentially i would like it so that when someone is close to the walkman/sensor, or walks past it, the speed slows down, and when they move away it returns to normal.
I thought that using a motion sensitive switch (or potentiometer?) of some kind may work, but i'm really lost as to what components might be available for this, and whether this is in fact possible.
I did already try an LDR, but i couldn't get it to work.
The walkman runs off two AA batteries.
It seems like a simple idea, but perhaps it's something that's actually quite complex to achieve. Either way, any light anyone could shed on this would be a real help to me.
Thank you!
I'm new here. I'm not very experienced working in electronics, although i love to experiment. I was hoping someone may be able to shed some light on a problem i'm having.
I'm currently working on an interactive art installation.
My idea is to alter a series of old walkman cassette players so that as people move around them, the speed of the motor changes.
I know that when walkman batteries become weak, the tape gradually slows down. This is the effect i would like, but so far i've only been able to shut the motor down entirely.
Essentially i would like it so that when someone is close to the walkman/sensor, or walks past it, the speed slows down, and when they move away it returns to normal.
I thought that using a motion sensitive switch (or potentiometer?) of some kind may work, but i'm really lost as to what components might be available for this, and whether this is in fact possible.
I did already try an LDR, but i couldn't get it to work.
The walkman runs off two AA batteries.
It seems like a simple idea, but perhaps it's something that's actually quite complex to achieve. Either way, any light anyone could shed on this would be a real help to me.
Thank you!