On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:55:13 PM UTC-4, Mike Lyons wrote: > > I hold down the button in my vehicle but the actuator only pulses for a > fraction of a second. > What is typically between the button and the actuator to provide the > one-shot function? >
Which button? Which vehicle? Which actuator? vehicle = newer automobile, button = start, actuator = starter The "start" button is probably one of many digital inputs to one of many microprocessors. You can also generate a one-shot pulse with 555 or 74121 timer chips in monostable mode. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC Joe -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.