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(...) In fact, this is how the RCX motor controller internally sets the motor up for "brake" instead of "off"... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Indside of a dog, it's too dark to read... (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FS/FT dacta activity cards
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This came up somewhere else a day or two ago - 1033 is a pack of instructions (DACTA Activity Cards). These were sold separately from set 1032 (a 4.5 motor kit) because educators (whom these were produced for) could give each kid a different card, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Using the Motor as a Tachometer
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) Todd, The danger as I see it is not electrical but physical. If the sensor mode of the input port is "active" the port will provide power to the motor (sensor). Thus you could have 2 motors either working together or (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RC bargain in ELC
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I saw this too. I thought about it for a bit. I thought about all the batteries I'd need. I decided against it. -- Scott A Edinburgh, Scotland. (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
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Sybrand Bonsma wrote in message ... (...) meer (...) de (...) of (...) Ze zijn als krasbladen te koop in de modelspoorspeciaalzaak. Wel duur en niet altijd de maat die wil (het is allemaal voor N en H0). Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: How much (%) of your collection do you use at one time?
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Greg Kramer wrote in message ... (...) pieces (...) I've a collection of 27000 pieces now , and my models generally built from 1000 or less pieces. My largest one was a Titanic model consisting of 1800+ pieces, but the others are generally 700-800 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Handy Board software
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(...) They're both really decent 8bit micros. Similar IO capabilities, and I think the HC11 has better timers, but only 8 bit A/D. I've worked a LOT with the HC11 and it's really a good part. (...) Beleive it or not, there is a FORTH for the HC11 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Dutch Railways models
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Ralph Hempel wrote in message <000001bed484$419f8e...pro150>... (...) stock, (...) candy (...) away) (...) huge (...) scene that (...) they are (...) There was no room to connect the regular buffers, so I had to improvise. The shunting engine was (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | final version of the baseplate 32 x 32 raised with ramp [DAT]
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here is the final version of the baseplate 32 cx 32 raised with ramp part. it has been sent to tery and if the part is approved this is the version that should appear in the update. thanks for the information on the problems with this part. i hope (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 4.5 Train for sale.... and much much more.
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(...) [...] (...) I hope some of these are actually curved track sections or somebody's going to have trouble fitting their new train layout in one room. :-) Doug (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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(...) good idea. transcripts/scans of each issue. good way to keep up with the news at TLG (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) remotely (...) John (...) almost (...) top of (...) Don't forget the decoupler design by Leo Dorst (see his page). Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Thank you Karen. There is no change to the original model. Only the addition of the new parts. It is not easy to install. The motor mounts have to be wedged in and work space is minimal. Bob Fay Karen Gold <kjgpinelake@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 9 - Aug 15, 1999
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Duplo 2690 Fire Chief $ 8.75 $ 4.50 (limited quantities of 2690) 2604 Dino World $76.00 $62.00 Belville 5846 My Secret Island $24.75 $17.50 Scala 3119 Our House $96.00 $64.00 3118 Funky Fashion Shop $54.00 $38.00 -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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John DiRienzo wrote in message ... (...) called (...) there (...) I've seen a minitalia set picture on ebay (set#14?). It was a house model. It was quite different from the general lego line. Bricks are the same but it has windows and doors that (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RC bargain in ELC
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Early Learning Centre in Crawley has a stack of the radio control car set for 25GBP, as well as a lot of RESQ and Xtreme Team sets at about half price. Even at that price I was not tempted. When its 15 I'll think about it... Huw (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mechanical question
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This thread already offers a lot of interesting explanation about the thrack slip, but on the wheels part you may want to have a look at: (URL) in menu: going in circles Animations explain how side slip in wheels is (practically) zero as long as (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego is like nanomachines
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Robert Munafo wrote in message ... (...) a (...) mechanical (...) design. (...) Being serious, this wouldn't work. Scaling down would call for different structures. Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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(...) Neither do I. Robert Munafo said that a 1-1 ratio would have been better than the 5-6 ratio we have today. I just wanted to give some examples where a 1-1 ratio would have been inferior to the system we have today. I did not say anything about (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) i don't suppose these were considerations back when the first brick was designed in Brittain. Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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