Hand-operated substitute for foot-operated dictaphone controller
The client works as a transcriber using a dictaphone controlled by a foot-operated device, which was giving her RSI problems. A hand-operated controller which could be positioned close to the space bar of her keyboard and be operated by her thumbs was suggested.
A new controller was built to imitate the functions of the foot-operated one, using push-buttons taken from an old audio tape deck and a connecting cable taken from an old foot-operated controller. The small amount of electronic circuitry required used CMOS logic.
She can now do her job efficiently without discomfort.
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