{"id":1602,"date":"2021-02-21T21:39:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:56:51","slug":"optical-sensors-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"Optical sensors, oh my"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everytime I think of fixing stuff I always have the Elbow lyrics of &#8220;The fix is in&#8221; going through my head.  That song is all about rigging a horse race which has nothing to do with me finally installing a pair of optical sensors to stop me breaking my garage doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135046627-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>This is the clever bit that sends out some sort of optical signal or a &#8216;frickin laser beam&#8217; or something<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/junglefreedomfighters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210221_135053353-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>This is the equally clever bit that does some sort of crazy reflecting it all over the place in a scattery way.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought it was going to be really, really difficult to have the signal reflected back to the transmitter\/receiver.  As it turns out it was super easy.  I think if the reflector had been a mirror then yeah&#8230;mega tough &#8211; but since it has that weird reflector type layout it turns out that you have to put it in roughly the right area and then you&#8217;re golden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everytime I think of fixing stuff I always have the Elbow lyrics of &#8220;The fix is in&#8221; going through my head. That song is all about rigging a horse race which has nothing to do with me finally installing a pair of optical sensors to stop me breaking my garage doors. 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