Hi All..............( beer spam alert)
I do a lot of miles ( 1000 per month) and im sure you all know that on long hours, the throttle is a pain in the thumb, so here is a future plan when ive got time..., but to share the idea with you all
what if, you didnt have to push a throttle, just move your fingers accross the handlebars to increase or decrease throttle, nothing to press, just magnetic force ( minority report throttle anyone)
( gary, this isnt why I want the hall sensors, honest, any hall will do for this, I just want the GM ones for spares for compatability)
and the technical details
needed.....1 microswitch....1 hall sensor...2 magnets, 2 finger holders " rings" for the magnets, elastic, cycling glove ?
now the problem is that without any input, the hall sensor will default to 2-2.5v output...if you apply one magnetic pole it increases, if you apply the opposite magnetic pole, it decreases....
somewhere easy to reach on the left handlebar, embedded in the plastic grip, you place a switch (dead mans handle)to enable the hall sensor 5V feed( which is embedded under the grip on the right hand side, making sure that your fingers on the right are already in roughly the "Default position"...first finger has a magnet facing the grip with the south pole facing handlebar, next finger ( or 3rd finger) has north facing the same way,....to change throttle, you merely move these fingers left or right, and the throttle will change voltage, no throttle spring to overcome...if you want to stop, you merely let go of the microswitch on the left handlebar, the hall sensor will have no power supply, so will go 0V
now im sure there will be some small diode/resistor/death wish issues to ovecome to enable to range to be within 1-4 volts, and without the practice, this throttle will be no good from a stop for starting with control, but as I said, just sharing the inspiration....for me I will have to make it work, my area is too hilly for cruise, and too long a journey for throttle, so when I start, I will document for the forum
regards
hangover in the making 'ginge
pps, its the homebrew honeywine, its a killer on the liver, and social status...facebook no longer accepts posts from me after 9PM
