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| rdfs:comment | - Sun Switches are recurring items in the Legend of Zelda series. These switches, which are designed to resemble stylized suns, unlock doors and make objects like Treasure Chests appear when they come in contact with certain kinds of light. They are activated either by means of Sunlight (which can either be direct or reflected off of a mirror) or from being hit by Light Arrows. When activated, their dormant "faces" light up with large smiles. When hit by light, some Sun Switches burn away and may summon Wallmasters from the ceiling.
- The sun switch can be built from readily available scrap electronic parts. You can build the Sun Switch to fit any solar cooking oven. Common ABS plastic (plumbing) can be used to build the device but it can also be easily made from wood or metal. The basic principle uses a shadow vane (simply a piece of plastic) which cast a shadow over the sensor LEDs. When the earth rotates the sensor LEDs are slowly exposed to the sun as the shadow tracks east (opposite the direction of the sun). The exposed LEDs produce a voltage which drives a simple circuits attached to a motor. The circuit can track the sun very accurately.
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| Games | - Majora's Mask
- Ocarina of Time
- The Wind Waker
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| Use | - Opens doors and makes chests appear when hit by Sunlight
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| abstract | - Sun Switches are recurring items in the Legend of Zelda series. These switches, which are designed to resemble stylized suns, unlock doors and make objects like Treasure Chests appear when they come in contact with certain kinds of light. They are activated either by means of Sunlight (which can either be direct or reflected off of a mirror) or from being hit by Light Arrows. When activated, their dormant "faces" light up with large smiles. When hit by light, some Sun Switches burn away and may summon Wallmasters from the ceiling.
- The sun switch can be built from readily available scrap electronic parts. You can build the Sun Switch to fit any solar cooking oven. Common ABS plastic (plumbing) can be used to build the device but it can also be easily made from wood or metal. The basic principle uses a shadow vane (simply a piece of plastic) which cast a shadow over the sensor LEDs. When the earth rotates the sensor LEDs are slowly exposed to the sun as the shadow tracks east (opposite the direction of the sun). The exposed LEDs produce a voltage which drives a simple circuits attached to a motor. The circuit can track the sun very accurately. The sun switch uses very little energy and can be powered by a small solar panel of a few watts. You can view sun switch plans (a version made for a PV panel solar tracker) on my website [1] in the solar tracker section. Please feel free to edit this page and add details of any sun switches you build.
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