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You should be able to get away with just a single rotation sensor. When you power up the RCX, you will not know the position of the steering. Now turn it one way until the rotation stops. You are now at the end point, and know the position of the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power steering for 8448
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I don't have the 8448 or the RCX for that matter but I may have a partial solution for you. I've found that steering is a perfect application for the Micro Motor (part # 5119). The motor is very small but provides a surprising amount of torque. It (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: USB->serial adapter for IR-tower
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(...) I have an Entrega splitter which adds two serials, a parallel, and four USB's, and it does that kind of stuff just fine. Very cool. I've run Ethernet (10BaseT), my printer, IR, and many other things through it. The best part: the fact that it (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Juicy-Juice Promotion
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On a can of Juicy-Juice we got at a grocery store yesterday was an offer for a small LEGO set. Since we haven't opened the can yet I haven't peeled off the label. It appears to be a Duplo set from the small picture but it has what appears to be a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Opened up a new box of Corn Flakes this morning and noticed a little blurb on the box: Check inside for a game piece where you could win a preassembled model of either Tony the Tiger or Toucan Sam. Of course, mine was not a winner! I was at the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clearance find at Durham Zany Brainy
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To get on their list simply ask them at the counter. They have a form you fill out. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) I was at the Morrisville mall today looking for shoes and ventured into the KB Outlet. You certainly got all of the good (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | WTT: my gray road plates for your track
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I have several new sets of the straight and cross road plates # 6311 & #6313. I would like to trade for train track. I would prefer straight track. I'm willing to trade three road pates for 8 pieces of track, new or used but in good condition. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Not that you care...
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"John A. deVries II" wrote: ... (...) I hope you'll post anything intersting you find/invent to the newsgroup, since I am interested in that too and I believe there are more of us. when I get around to actually build some robot, I plan to make a big (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Wow--I just looked at the pictures you linked to here, and it's a much more elegant solution than mine--I could probably keep my bodywork too. Karen (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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Congradulations, Your solution to steering sounds much simpler and direct than my design. Hope you can take a picture so we can see it. Quite a challenge. right? Bob Fay Karen Gold <kjgpinelake@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Clearance find at Durham Zany Brainy
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Ah well, I was out of town last weekend... Where do you sign up for the mailing list? When I was done, there were two more copies. Frank (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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Thanks Matthew for suggesting that white slip gear! A while ago there was a lot of thunder and lightning and I unplugged the computer and worked on my 8448 car while waiting for the kids to clean up the kitchen so we could eat. I put a second (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The AucZilla 500 auction
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(...) What makes you assume I don't have more sets lying around for sale? :-) --Todd [followups to lugnet.market.auction] (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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(...) Mostly, the judgment call is simple things like, Does this site do anything which would miff TLG and make the online community look bad? (Examples: Using the red LEGO logo on a splash page, or using the word "LEGO" in a way which causes (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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Oh, I almost forgot, don't forget that Jeroen Ottens is from the technic Group design team, 7 - 16, I believe. Maybe TLG is starting to listen a little! :) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The AucZilla 500 auction
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Well, since I bought a pretty expensive new vehicle recently, I had only one set I really wanted (Well, OK, I wanted them all, but then reality sets in again! :) ) the 4031 fire boat, the one with the helicopter on it, it is the only boat I did not (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | The AucZilla 500 auction
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That auction was certainly a novel experience for me - having so many sets to choose from. I had a great time bidding in it - thanks Todd and Charles for organizing it. Now that it is winding down, I was wondering what impressions people had from (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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Will Hess <willhess@bbnp.com> wrote in message news:FG2u2H.InA@lugnet.com... (...) stations (...) Okay, so I forgot to mention that they're blue. I'm offering them without glass because the only glass I have available would (IMHO) be unsuitable for (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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(...) Hi Tony, Thanks for the interest : ) Forty feet up in a 60 foot tall white oak , there is a "deck" construction, one frame box, built with 2x8 deck wood, placed into the forks of four branches, then another frame box built on top of it, but (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | 1 Thing I forgot to mention (was Re: NELUG in Melrose MA on Tuesday)
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Just thought I should mention that I have 2 cats for those that might have allergy's. It is quite easy for me to isolate them from us so just let me know if cats are a problem for you before Tuesday so I can get them out of the way before everyone (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh)
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