> I've got a client who's designing yet another electric car. His idea is
>> a drop-in kit to convert your old VW to electric. Anyway, he's got a VW
>> pan and tranny and flywheel, and there's a nice surface on the flywheel
>> and a nice mounting place, so the design should be fairly
>> straightforward; but before I jump into that, isn't there something
>> available off-the-shelf that just puts out a 12V pulse when it sees the
>> white stripe? That way, all I'd have to do is come up with some mounting
...
> Can't help with the VW or the sensor, but re: printed circuits, you don't
> have to have Gerbers with many of the fab houses. For example,
>
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has their own downloadable software - which is some of
> the simplest stuff you can imagine. But it gets the job done. I'm sure
> the same is true of the others. With express, after you place an order,
> for an additional $60 or so, they'll send you Gerbers - which you'll want
> if your going to shop around for higher production volumes. -mpm
Thanks, But, with the sensors that others have suggested, I might be able to skate out of the PCB design. :-)
Thanks! Rich