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I was playing around with my Scout and using a microscout as a third motor using
the VLL and fibre optics. It has limited use due to the length restrictions of
the fibre optic cable and the microscout motor is not the easiest to use or
mount.
I have often played around with two motors connected by a LEGO wire. One motor
acts as a generator that powers the other motor. Why not use that set up in
conjunction with the Scout/Microscout setup? Parts Needed:
The Microscout motor and a geared motor mate perfectly.
The final mating. A bit Frankenstein-ish but it works. A little plate top and
bottom makes a strong connection (omitted for clarity)
The third motor can now be placed anywhere in the model and you gain a little
versatility at the cost of a bit of power (possibly) lost in the transfer of
power from motor-to-motor-to-motor.
Interesting possibilities. I think it could also be used with Code Pilot to run
an additional motor if I’m not mistaken. I don’t own one so I can’t test it.
Thought I would share.
Mike
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In lugnet.robotics, Mike Kollross wrote:
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I was playing around with my Scout and using a microscout as a third motor
using the VLL and fibre optics.
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...SNIP...
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Thought I would share.
Mike
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Really nice combination!
Do you have any sample code, either regular Mindstorms or NQC, that runs the
combo. I’d love to try...
Joseph
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In lugnet.robotics.scout, Joseph A. O’Donnell wrote:
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In lugnet.robotics, Mike Kollross wrote:
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I was playing around with my Scout and using a microscout as a third motor
using the VLL and fibre optics.
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...SNIP...
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Thought I would share.
Mike
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Really nice combination!
Do you have any sample code, either regular Mindstorms or NQC, that runs the
combo. I’d love to try...
Joseph
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I haven’t tried it with a program on the Scout yet but the scout uses the third
motor commands to send VLL and the Microscout accepts VLL commands when running
the “P” program. The scout also accepts motor commands from the LEGO remote
without a program running, which is how I tested the motor setup.
Mike
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