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(...) They cunningly used the old upper/lower arms and 1/2 stud shorter tie rods to create the same old toe change with suspension travel, but for two reasons (smaller knuckle, and then vertical small springs) this change is limited by the very (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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Please note that in this particular case, the RCX is reported to still work with the internal batteries. That means the fault is somewhere in the path from the external connector to the main power "bus" within the RCX. Some component that is only (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) Huh? That's probably a problem with your LDAO-to-LDLite setup. I never have any problems this way (and I constantly launch LDLite from LDAO -- I use LDAO's editors). (...) These two might be a problem if you are using the current beta of LDAO. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New groups list
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Just dragged this one up from the depths of (pre-)history: (...) That would be really cool. A poster-size enlargement of a red 2x4. Ooo. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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(...) I have built the chassis, in about 2-3 hours. The separately boxed sub-assemblies have slashed construction time dramatically - no more sifting though 100's of pieces for the one you are after. It has - rear-wheel drive only - front steering (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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From: Issac Merkle <the_gaff@hotmail.com> (...) Note that both NiMH and Li-Ion can put out much higher currents then alkaline cells (alkaline cells have a high internal resistance). Could this person have shorted across the output somehow? That (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My new Engine: SD70M
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(...) Nice model. Big too (I visited Portland last week, and met Kim and Steve Barile for lunch and got to see this engine in person). One thing, we need a reasonable way to get weight bricks, that engine just felt WAY too light for such a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | LDlite 1.6 problems
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I have been having tons of problems with Ldlite 1.6 I know it's been out for quite a while, but I don't use it much so I never bothered to say anything. I'll list the problems below. I haven't had any problems with previous versions of Ldlite. Can't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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Just got done reading Gary's history of windows, thanks. It looks like 1x4x2 windows only exist in red and white, sigh, no black, no grey, no yellow, no joy. Chris (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Necessary components in Mindstorms software?
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Since I haven´t got Mindstorms yet, I am as unexperienced as one can be, so you must bear over with me. If I buy the Robolab kit, which does not contain the normal Mindstorms software, only the Robolab software, will I then be missing (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) notches (...) I often put the windows in my buildings inside-out. So the shutter notches are on the inside. Makes the outside look a little smoother. Not a huge revelation, but it took me about 8-weeks post Dark Ages to stumble on it. -Greg (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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Someone sent me an e-mail reply saying that they had used an external Lithium Ion battery pack to power their RCX, and that after a few days of use the RCX appeared to stop working, then they discovered that it only worked with internal batteries. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voting page for 9906
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Voting part comments: 2400, 6105: The 1/2 cylinder studs on the doors need 4-4edge.dat's where they meet the flat part of the door. 2500c01: I don't think the lights are done quite right here. There's a reference to a 4-4cone1.dat, but I don't have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Squaresoft Complaints (Was: Some window questions)
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[Moving to off-topic.debate, because that is what it could turn into] (...) Yes, Squaresoft is their US name. I'm bitter over what games they decide not to translate and bring to the US, and the direction of their current games. Not all of my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Parts Needed
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(...) I also need lots of pirate/imperial hats and weapons. Sincerely, Tim (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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(...) I wouldn't say Technic Jr. - it just makes the set so much easier to build, without rooting through 1000's of pieces. (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium Ion (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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(...) It would be good to figure out exactly what the burnout mechanism was. does any other external power source work? I use a 4Ahr 12V rechargable gel-cel as used in many security panels, its no-load voltage is about 13V and I have used it for a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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Welcome back, Chris! May I be the first to introduce Town Junior, where not only there are few windows, there are hardly any buildings or parts! It is a huge thorn in many Town fans, and I am sure you will see this in the coming months! Well, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Fluid inside Pneumatics
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Hi everybody. I am into developing hydraulic suspension for my Technic Citroen DS project. Pneumatics are perfect as dampers, only that when I put pressure inside them they behave like springs-That's air's disadvantage, it compressess itself under (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Baseplate 32 x 32 Raised with Ramp (fixed version)
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(...) Can I suggest a protocol change?: Especially when dealing with large parts (like baseplates), before submitting a "fixed" part to .cad.dat.parts, send it first via email to the person who pointed out the error to you, so that they can confirm (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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