RSSHOW TO - Detect pollutants with Arduino
Here's a how-to regarding the detection of volatile organic compounds using Arduino and a TGS2620 sensor -
This lets your Arduino smell (and hence you program responses to) overall gas levels for a variety of nasties, including ethanol, methane, formaldehyde, and a bunch of other volatile organic compounds.No explanation as to how refraining from shirt usage enhances this process, but we'll keep you posted. - How to smell pollutants instructable
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Apr 22, 2008 05:00 AM
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| Posted by: liseman on April 22, 2008 at 11:33 AM |
as the maker of this instructable, i can confirm that most projects are more enjoyable by refraining from usage of as much clothing as you can get away with:-) there is, of course, the painful exception of welding...
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Posted by: macetech.com on April 22, 2008 at 11:43 AM |
I'd like to add soldering and lathe operation as activities best enjoyed while clothed.
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Posted by: Collin Cunningham on April 22, 2008 at 4:12 PM |
upon further consideration I can report positive results from blogging sans shirt - no pants data as of yet.
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