How-To: Quick ‘n’ dirty analog pressure sensor

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How-To: Quick ‘n’ dirty analog pressure sensor
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There are lots of ways to make homebrew pressure sensors, but this method from Instructables user hiskeyd is the easiest I’ve seen: Jam two stripped wires into a piece of static dissipative foam and bend the ends over to keep them from pulling out. Then coat the whole thing in Plasti-Dip. And you’re done.

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