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(...) adder/subtractors (one is very close to Leo's design and the uses the differentials a bit differently and is more efficient for the purposes of wheeled and tracked vehicles). alex -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Current Bid: $40 - Alex B. Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I too like Conwy better. Isn't it the one with the suspension bridge very close by. Everytime I see Caernarvon Castle, I think of Prince Charles 1969 investiture, where Queen Elizabeth II had a "bad fashion day". (No offense to the Windsors, (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I thought so too, but you can't get the exact voltages you need this way. I tried to use a similar circuit to the input expanders that have been published, but no luck. It sorta works but it misses counts too often. A powered version with an (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Okay. You are definitely right on this one. However, the RIS is about $200 US for 700 some odd pieces. Clearly a great deal of the expense is going towards the electronic components which are not, strictly speaking, necessary for a universal (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've not tried this yet but... in the new geared motor sets there is a clutch plate with a Newton marking on the side. Also there is a ratchet design in the Cyber Wars kits. They use a shaft extender that rides on a gear to provide the ratchet (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Mark Tarrabain wrote in message <36A4501C.248EF8CE@l....bc.ca>... (...) The Mindstorms set is basically a Universal set with a microcontroller and two motors. Even if you don't want the computer the set is a very good deal just for the pieces and (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Chris, Differentials are used to distribute rotataion velocity between two axels. The differential is driven by a constant rotational velocity source and this velocity is distributed between the two axels in such a way that their average velocity is (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Steve Anderson wrote in message ... (...) in (...) While this is true Brio hasn't kept everything the same. When I was a kid Brio trains didn't have any plastic parts (mostly wood with metal for the magnets). Today's trains have a lot of plastic and (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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I found an application where two 1x2x5 bricks worked much better than 5 1x4 bricks. I was building a framework with Technic beams (basically the same thing I posted to lugnet.cad.dat the other day). I was inserting stacks of 1x4 bricks between the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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