These tilt sensors seem to be the ticket for what I'm doing! Are they self supporting or do they work in conjunction with something that decipher the sensor's signals? I'm going to have to look into these things. Price is also a consideration. Some of these parents are strapped for cash because...
Microswitches are positioned at limits. What we're trying to do is encourage the maximum range of motion in the child. Without limits, the child may exceed the expected ROM. Also, the mercury switches can be hidden in a toy and not look like a piece of therapy equipment. These children want to...
I'm the one who's daughter is disabled. The mercury switches I use are placed in steel or aluminum tubes then are sealed with hotglue or epoxy. There's little worry about leakage since they're sealed. Granted, what can be sealed can become unsealed, but you are really going to have to work hard...
