 | | Re: lugnet.cad.dev (1999.03.24.1000) #794-799 (6 articles)
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(...) ^^^...^^^ Tim: PLEASE don't reply directly to digest messages -- when you do so, you destroy the subject line as well as References headers crucial for proper article threading. As stated near the top of each digest message: To reply to a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Star Wars sets are a dream come true
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(...) Either you, or some hapless person standing at what Derek BELIEVES your coordinates are. Anyone remember ICBM addresses? This was a gag going round the net a decade or so ago where you would put in your sig your lat and long down to the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Big Rig Truck for Big Rig Truck Stop or others
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Bidders in this one (if any) that John does not take, please contact me, as I will take the "second nicest", if there's interest. Same deal. But take care of John first, please. the 5571 that you get will have been opened, but all pieces will be (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: I need help with an auction
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The auction situation seems to be improving. I can think of several people who are now running auctions and have progressed in their ability to make it easy enough that they may be able to help you. Here are a few: Bill Katz, Chris Busse, Mike (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FS: Mindstorms (brand new, unopened)
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I have a brand new unopened Mindstorms set for sale. Best offer over $180.00 in my email box by Saturday midnight PST takes it. Kevin Wilson Vancouver BC (references available on request) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Polarity Switch = Pressure Switch
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How well does this work? Contrast with: (URL) on (URL) I got from lu, and which seems to require a fair bit of fiddling to get it to regulate correctly. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | FIRST™ LEGO® League
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Found a link to this... (URL) the official LEGO MINDSTORMS website -- specifically, this page: (URL) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | FA (ebay): Ninja minifigs, equipment, building parts
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Ninja minifigs (8, plus horse) (URL) equipment (including swords) (URL) White 1x2x5 columns (URL) white 1x2x5 columns plus 8 2x2x3 white columns (URL) thick green 12x24 baseplates (URL) log bricks and panels (URL) and Grey log bricks and wall panels (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: people i would most like to build with...
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Do it on a saturday, and I'm there. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: vote 9902
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o.k. but what is wrong with the 9v motor? it is the correct color and the correct number? is there something wrong with the piece? (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 3-wire converter for homebrew sensors (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Pete Sevcik ----- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:00:13 -0600 From: Pete Sevcik <sevcik@flash.net> Subject: Re: 3-wire converter for homebrew sensors The angle sensor connected straight to the RCX is non-linear because it is (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: multi-device output controller (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Joel Shafer ----- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 13:43:33 -0600 From: Joel Shafer <joel@connect.net> Subject: Re: multi-device output controller What about a real time circuit that routed the output power to one of eight output (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: multi-device output controller
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What about a real time circuit that routed the output power to one of eight output ports depending on the PWM. That way it only takes one output port on the RCX and up to three (out of 24) motors could be running at the same time. (...) like (...) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 3-wire converter for homebrew sensors
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(...) As for the diode vs FET, the package used for surface mount is going to be the same so there is no size penalty. The only thing I might change is the regulator, on battery powered equipment I would tend to a DC to DC converter like Motorola's (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Space Police #6986 Mission Commander
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A Holy Grail in the mail. This is a fantastic set. The review on Pause begins: "Legendary are the raves about the Mission Commander." They are correct. This set rocks. One of the best color combos from all the Space lines and awesome functions. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Star Wars sets are a dream come true
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(...) You are correct, sir. (URL) a pretty nice one, at that. Though the Tyderium is my fave. And the instruction set for it is awesome. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Star Wars Parts Auction UPDATE (most G3)
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Most lots will be marked sold tomorrow (Friday) around 10pm EST. Rob --- Please read the rules that follow the auction listing. Minifigs do not come with accessories, but do include either helmet or hair, and in Hoth Rebel, a backpack. * Items (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: problem with JJ Memorial
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(...) We have long thought that could happen. But it may be just a temporary problem, as that has happened before. My advice, wait a bit and see if the problem clears up. If you have a pressing need for the original archives, ask me and I can email (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: vote 9902
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(...) Yes, that is basically why. We are trying to work out a compromise between the use of LDraw as a modelling tool and as a parts reference. Some number codes refer to specific-colored composite pieces. So using those numbers for generic #16 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Star Wars sets are a dream come true
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(...) I think the LEGO Purists made one too, but I don't have the URL handy, but there's a link on Jacob's SW page. I'd really like to see some more models from them--the ones they have built are amazing! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Trip Reports?
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I will be writing a trip report to post with my LEGOLAND images. I am trying to catagorize and scan the images. They will be at (URL) when I'm done. I hope to have them done this weekend. Russell ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Star Wars sets are a dream come true
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On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:52:27 GMT, "Ben Fleskes" <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote: <snip> (...) Ack! You might mean Derek Schin. (URL) he is Air Force. And hopefully is not mortally insulted by your error, or else you might find yourself reduced to a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: SW shut out of SW
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(...) I feel your pain. I took my nephew on a tour of retail establishments searching for SW sets. Eventually, we did find a few snowspeeders and speederbikes in one store. Pretty frustrating. :-/ -- Terry K -- BTW, If that LIC _does_ get some more (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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-->Heck, that sounds pretty easy. As long as you know where you start from and you use a cartesian or -->polar form of V=vsub0 + a*t integrated over time, and you are either working in a vacuum or at such low -->velocities that c sub d is (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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steve: please can i have the new roadplates you made and the 1 x 2 x 2 brick? also do you have any plans to make the 9 stud curve with pattern? it would be very useful and it would complete the set. also can i have the helipad pattern as well? i (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3P + L3GO - rumor or fact?
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Is it true that L3P will now use L3GO bricks where available? If so, where should the L3GO part files be placed? I ask because of my quest for perfection on a perfectly-rendered Galaxy Explorer, and those sloped cones are just God-awful ugly right (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 3-wire converter for homebrew sensors
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Dennis, Thanks for your encouragement. The angle sensor connected straight to the RCX is non-linear because it is in series with another resistor located inside the RCX. During a sense operation, the RCX drives the sensor input from a 10K resistor (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | problem with JJ Memorial
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i just discovered that the links to james site (ldraw.exe etc) from the JJM are now broken. it appears that james site has been deleted (the ftp part that is, the http part is still there). someone may want to fix this. (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re:do we have our own group
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I'm just curious but does singapore have its own lugnet newsgroup. I think its unlikely since my bro and i share this "account" and we seen to be the only singaporians 'round here. any ideas??? btw: if there are any singaporians out there mail me (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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(...) Heck, that sounds pretty easy. As long as you know where you start from and you use a cartesian or polar form of V=vsub0 + a*t integrated over time, and you are either working in a vacuum or at such low velocities that c sub d is negligible, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | vote 9902
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just got the vote! great. BUT i am curious as to why the folowing were put on hold... the large technic hook? the knife? the harpoon? the 9v motor? i assume that the hook,harpoon and kjnife suffer the same problem that toe antenna 6h suffered in the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw part update 9902
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The lcad9902 update has been posted. Note that Lars' new MKLIST program is included in the update as well as the complete.exe distribution. Please use this program in place of any other version of makelist or makelst2 and let us know if any problems (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: spare parts and sets that would be good
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(...) url? (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Who had the 5571 Inventory?
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(...) I dunno. Call me crazy, but I think the prices on things like the Metroliner would go ***UP*** (not down) if LEGO made more "good sets." The more "good sets" there are in a theme, the more people want to collect that theme. The more people (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | [Fwd: Robot Mapping]
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-- ___...___ Jonathan Pennington -Anthropologist/Geologist -Linux User and Advocate -Bart Simpson Sympathizer Email at jwp(at)awod.com ___...___ (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Absence.
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(...) The theory on the loc.* groups is that they're for discussing particular areas just as much as they're for talking to people who live in particular areas. (...) If it gets deeply into .th specific stuff, I would really suggest taking it over (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dark Ages story
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(...) Blacktron I was what brought me out of my dark ages -- 10 years ago now, almost to the day! Unfortunately, I spent a lot of 1989 playing "catch up" on a lot of earlier Futuron and Blacktron I stuff. :) --Todd (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego like font
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I tried fontographer for the first time, and as an exercise I created a brush script font based on the Lego logo. It is not complete, has only capital letters, numbers and some punctuation. It is free, and can be downloaded at: (URL) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | I need help with an auction
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I need to unload a bunch of elements that I never use. I would like to run an aution using the Auczilla (you listening Todd) bidding engine or something similar. Unfortunatley I do not possess such software. My proposition is this: Would someone be (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: New Touch Sensor
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Laurentino Martins wrote in message <36FAD990.A9CE2366@m...pac.pt>... (...) The part number on the bottom only applies to the bottom section of the part, not the entire part, so a 3-digit number had to be used. (...) The way to do this would be to (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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