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(...) I've been up close and personal to a drive shaft. I had an old Chevy van which liked to get into 2nd & reverse at the same time (fortuanately always while stopped - because the vehicle will not go ANYWHERE in this condition, if it happened at (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes. (...) I did not know that. I've accepted over time that a number of things in car suspensions must work simply by having room to wiggle a bit, but that this particulalr problem is avoided *that* simply explains a lot. (Wait till you see (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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Thanks, make -v GNU Make version 3.75, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath. Copyright..... Report bugs to..... C: -Phil (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Just as an aside, this post made me do a double take before reading it... I was going "what?? Lego doesn't make worms, just snakes and scorpions" (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If I'm understanding the workings, what is being suggested is to use the worm as a slip coupling (which just happens to have a worm screw). If you look at a cars drive shaft, you will see that it is in two parts so that it can change length. (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Another axle, that's the whole trick. \\\...\\\ =====[variable gap]======== \\\...\\\ (...) View from above: o ......... -o----D------ U | | U F - and D are the rear axle incl. stiffening technic beams and the differential and attching crwon (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) What if (and this wouldn't solve the problem entirely, but may help) what if there were a straightforward way to extract a self-contained segment of rotating content (a hunk of HTML code, in other words) periodically from the lugnet.com (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Interesting idea. But in thinking about it (without actually prototyping), I have a problem. You propose to use the worm on the drive axle, right? And the idea is that the worm can slide a little bit to and fro to adjust for the axles movement (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Perhaps you've stumbled on one of the incredibly rare self-replicating Lego parts.... (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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Take a look at this - I reckon I'm a-gonna try and make a Lego one! RCX or Cybermaster? Hmm! (URL) a 'tickling robot' that crawls over one's body, gently tickling as it goes with its rubber pronged tracks. It tries not to fall off, apparently by (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I have that set as well (720) and I agree, it is not in the instructions. But I do have 3 of the white doors. One is from the 6377 I have (along with one blue airplane tail). But where the other two came from, I have no idea. I have absolutely (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hello I'm new to this group, and I don't have a RCX yet, I'm still saving, and reading as much as I can. And I have a couple of question. I see that RoboLab is an an interface over Lab view. Has anyone written anything is just Lab view 5 or is there (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Very nice little ship. The curve is pretty clever. Anyone ever notice how often one must step through Fredrik's models to figure them out? :-) -- Terry K -- (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Thank you for the help!!
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(...) Thanks. But Adam *made* the door, so he should get the lions share of swell-ness. :-) -- Terry K -- (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Has anyone experimented with bit stream interfaces using the rotational sensor? Currently I'm trying to make somethinkg up, here are my ideas: I was looking for a way to transmit a series of binary data through an input port on the RCX. The problem (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Macross! If only my dreams were reality. Pat J P.S. When I make my Sci-Fi blockbuster I'll give Lego the toy rights for 1 dollar (and a small percentage to paid in ABS)! (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I recently noticed that the fact that worm gears slide freely on an axle, which I've just regarded as slightly odd, can actually be of some use; to my knowledge, it's the only part that does so while being rotationally locked to the axle. What I (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) For starters, how about the output of "make -v"... -Kekoa (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Along these lines, I'm still curious about those ruminations that were talked about on this list or maybe the .rcx or .rcx.legos lists regarding transmission algorithms. Not really having enough interest in the topic, I do not have the (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Star Wars Sets are Record Setting!
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D'oh! That's not in response to Eric's post, but to TLG. Of course these sets are selling well: 1. They have great designs. 2. They are tied to a blockbuster movie - everytime TPM is advertised on TV, print, radio - all SW toys are basically (...) (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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