Unconventional Switch: Electronics Group 13 - Scissors

Scissors. 

While the most common way this specific office supply is to cut into paper and/or other things. For this project, we used scissors for our unconventional switch. The primary power supply comes from a USB connected to a computer (shown off screen) and attaching wires in negative and positive rows on the breadboard that lead up to the red and black male alligator clips. Once these clips are connected to the handles of the scissors, after closing, the LED will turn on and, opening them again, the LED turns off once more. 

In the video below, you can see this in action, along with the schematics and example photos of how the switch operates.

Schematic

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                                                                        (Switch On)

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                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RZq9jRguWM