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I've been lurking in on this one for awhile, but wanted to let you all know that PET soda bottles can hold 75-100 PSI no problem. The main issue for those in the water rocket and spud gun hobby is the joints of your homemade fittings, that they (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Working around the 3 output limitation
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This is a little ramble on the subject. The ideas in the later posts of this thread are in my opinion what Lego **is**. It is innovation in the face of "limited" options. It is creativity and problem solving. When I bought my Mindstorms it said (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | S@H / new service packs
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I've noticed a couple people have ordered the new packs from US S@H, and have been told backordered to February...I just tried Canadian S@H yesterday, and was told they don't exist. Has anyone else heard anything about the new service packs? I'll be (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi to all And HAPPY NEW YEAR. I have a question. How can i convert a floating variable into a integer variable? I must send via serial line the result of the functions SECONDS(). Thank Federico E-mail:fedsante@tin.it (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 8839 Technic Supply Ship *MIB*
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(...) This is a good set for technic collectors and worth the current price (75) as a set, but I have to question whether flogging it for the parts is the best approach! There are cheaper ways to get these parts, eh? So I wouldn't advise getting it (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Auction:various lego sets, update 3
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Welcome to this auction .There are sealed and used sets. Updates are send to all bidders and anybody requesting to be on the mailing list. For descriptions see below. #set set name year bid bidder Status new sets 6043 Dragon defender 1993 $16 Bill (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Mars Expansion
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Juergen Schnorr wrote in message ... (...) found (...) Just to Clarify... The rocker-boogie suspension is a MOC, and the expansion pack is _not_ available yet (as far as I know). LINC Ps. For those new to Lego lists... MOC = my own creation. (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bonding Lego plastic?
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-----Original Message----- From: D/ <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Newsgroups: lugnet.robotics Date: January 01 1999, Friday 10:38 PM Subject: Bonding Lego plastic - Try Low Temp. glue sticks. I have had good success using a mini craft glue gun, using (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: UP engines (was Re: New pictures of 700, Potential challenge to big red
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Thank you for the history lesson Larry! As usual, you are a plethora of information and a good guy to have around. You guessed correctly how I managed the trucks: one attaches to the frame and the other hinges upon it. I used four motor because, (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Indictment of Lego
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You go, Matt!! (translation: good work, keep it up!) What in the heck is going on in Europe?! This is pathetic and hilarious at the same time! Dare I say conspiracy??... Item: New theme for year 2000: The Conspirators. "Help the lego faithful as (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Working around the 3 output limitation
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(...) Another option is to use "half motors" -- ie, if you are using 360 degree 4-wheel steering and driving all four wheels, those drive wheels never need to go in reverse. You can use a differential and two ratchets to separate the forward motion (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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what is the amp-hour rating of each cell. standard AA rechargables are 500 to 800 mAh. if your cells are significantly different than this, the charging might not work properly. generally though i don't see too many probs with this. you might need (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Mars Expansion
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I am looking for the Mars expansion and couldn't find it. Where do you found it? I thought it is not available yet! Please let me know. Thanks Juergen Linc Smith wrote in message ... (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Is Super Car Y2K Compliant? [was: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???]
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lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com (Joe Greene) said the following on the auspicious date of 99-01-05: (...) Another possibility might be to put the modem on another IRQ if it's an internal modem. I did this with one system -- put the modem and parallel (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Some Running Thoughts on THROWBOTS
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...after spotting the Throwbots in the catalogue, and then coming across a post here that they were on sale at Target, I went and bought 8500 TORCH for $5.99. ( They were not in the computer here yet, but they had someone check the shelf price, so (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Sme Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
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Howdy All, ...after spotting the Throwbots in the catalogue, and then coming across a post here that they were on sale at Target, I went and bought 8500 TORCH for $5.99. ( They were not in the computer here yet, but they had someone check the shelf (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
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Howdy all, ...after spotting the Throwbots in the catalogue, and then coming across a post here that they were on sale at Target, I went and bought 8500 TORCH for $5.99. ( They were not in the computer here yet, but they had someone check the shelf (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: MPD
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(...) (M)ulti-(P)art (D)AT. I think. An MPD is a textual archive of one or more (usually more) DAT files. Typically, you would use it when you make a multi-file model, to put the main file and all its subfiles in one piece of text, which could then (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: anyone out there
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I'm here.. but not in Pitsburg.. :( I'm in reading.. I love my new mindstorms.. Bill Moreau wrote in message ... (...) Pittsburgh, PA (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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| | Re: Rip off of Playmobil?
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(...) That had crossed my mind, and for that matter look at this one: (URL) suspiciously like the black and yellow double tipper car in set 2126! Matt (27 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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