Thread: DIY Steel Plate Impact Detection

Originally Posted by Husky1600

How about having the unit/enclosure hanging on a wide, or possibly 2, lightweight straps that hang it down the back of the plate, maybe even a magnet to keep it flush on the plate. Make the straps lightweight and easily replaceable if hit on the front of the plate, was thinking something like the strapping type material they use for strapping up bundles of posts, approx 1mm thick by about 30mm wide.

Not 100% sure I understand your explanation about the straps. Are you thinking the straps should have some sort of a hook attached on one end that hooks onto the top of the plate, and then the other end is fixed to the enclosure? That together with the magnets then keeps everything in place?

This is an idea worth investigating a bit further. I’ve got a couple of Neodymium magnets that I took out of old hard drives and they are strong enough to even hold a large hammer. So you wont need much more to keep the enclosure stuck to the back of the plate. Will just have to figure out how the magnets attach to the enclosure - maybe epoxy?


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