+TwistedCube Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I am wanting to create a gadget cache in which the cacher drops a coin down a Plinko type game to access the log. If they get through the right slot, the bottom will drop. I am trying to accomplish this without the need for any coding, so I thought that possibly the coin could complete a circuit by touching the two correct nails to activate a solenoid lock. In your opinion, do you think that this will work? If not, what would be another method for making this contraption possible? Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I've solved a number of maze puzzle boxes (like this one) where you open the box by rolling the metal ball through the maze to the end, and then sliding a lever to unlatch the door. Mechanically, the metal ball completes the latch mechanism. Sliding the lever without the ball does nothing. And once you slide the lever with the ball, it kicks the ball out at the beginning of the maze. Something similar might work if the coin rolled to the right slot. The lever would push the coin in a way that triggers the latch that opens the cache door, and then drop the coin into the return. And if the coin rolled into the wrong slot, then it would just fall into the return. Quote Link to comment
+TeamRabbitRun Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Are you thinking of a contraption where the cacher has to use their own actual coins? If they don't fall out the bottom, then you might run afoul of the guidelines. Sounds like fun, tho. Hope you make something work. Quote Link to comment
+JohnCNA Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 This Plinko Cache works as you described. I don't remember how the quarter made the electrical contact at the bottom, but you could contact the CO and he would probably give you some tips on his construction. Quote Link to comment
+TwistedCube Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 22 hours ago, TeamRabbitRun said: Are you thinking of a contraption where the cacher has to use their own actual coins? If they don't fall out the bottom, then you might run afoul of the guidelines. Sounds like fun, tho. Hope you make something work. Yes, I was going to have them bring their own coins. However, the coins will fall out the bottom for the cacher to retrieve. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 If you have them bring their own coins, then you'll need to design the mechanism to accommodate various size coins, or tell them specifically what kind of coin to use. Quote Link to comment
+TwistedCube Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 19 hours ago, niraD said: If you have them bring their own coins, then you'll need to design the mechanism to accommodate various size coins, or tell them specifically what kind of coin to use. I’ll state in the description that they must bring a quarter, since it is the most common large American coin. Quote Link to comment
+TeamRabbitRun Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, TwistedCube said: I’ll state in the description that they must bring a quarter, since it is the most common large American coin. Present it as a "TotT" - a Tool of the Trade. That's the common term for an item you'll need, regardless of the innocuosity or mundanity of the item. Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 8 hours ago, TwistedCube said: I’ll state in the description that they must bring a quarter, since it is the most common large American coin. A two-bit tool of the trade. 1 Quote Link to comment
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