So, it was there. Just on the ground, pre clipped and un-bolted. Just sitting there. Naturally I HAD to pick it up :tongue:. It's really cool, and it's one of the newer buttons that has a built in light and beeper. Plus it's a button that doesn't really push in, you just kind of press the surface. (if you know what I mean) Point is, I'm looking to do a project with it. Maybe a mod for some electronic device. It's literally just a button- positive and negative leads, nothing else. the light and beeper work with the power given and is self enclosed. I've got a picture below so if you have that kind of crosswalk button in your area you'll know what I mean by "you just kind of press the surface".
Err isn't that theft of public property? You could wire it up to do turn on/off anything. It could be a brilliant button for turning the light on and off if you have a "command center"
Oh hai! Didn't know you were from Vancouver too. I know these buttons, wonder who left it unattended on the ground... weird. A nice souvenir for sure hahah.
Exactly. I didn't physically remove the button, I just "found" it. Same deal with the various street signs I've had in the past. I love Halloween- lots of vandalism. Bus stops are great to look for advertisements from smashed bus stops. Love vancouver. I got a suggestion for a PS3 power button. I figured any electronic device with a temporary switch would be "compatible" with this.
A friend of mine "borrowed" one of these from a light pole and left it in my hands for awhile. I determined the manufacturer and found a datasheet for it. IIRC it operates on 15v DC. That means you'll need a simple circuit to supply it with 15v and short together the leads of whatever you want to switch whenever it detects the button being pressed. His was taken from new west so it was a latching button. Once pressed the light stayed on until the button was power cycled.
Thanks Jax. If you're wondering, 18th and Dunbar is missing the bike crosswalk, my side of Dunbar. I'm 99% sure that's where it came from. IIRC the PS3 sends 5V to the button board. I'll go look into making a voltage step-up circuit and see how that goes. Still looking for second opinions on projects through, the PS3 aesthetics don't really match that of this button. Maybe a case mod?
This is the problem I had. I couldn't think of anything cool enough to do with such an industrial looking button. In the end I gave it back to my friend.
Meh. If I can't find anything I've got a spare PS3 in need of a case. I'll go do an industrial PS3 and put it up for sale.
