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Has anyone tried to order some of the kits from the Dacta/Pitsco site? there is an amusement park set that does bumper cars, tourbus that follows a line, and a few other things for like $100. didn't know what it was, or if it would be cool to get. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Glen's 2nd Assorted Lego Auction - 8/11 Update
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Welcome to Glen's second assorted Lego set auction. Listed below are the sets I am selling. This e-mail is separated into three sections. First is the listing of the sets for sale and the current price. Second is a detailed list of the set (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Another Forest Wench Question
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(...) of minifigs going for much more than other sets with similar figures. I have never paid more than $3 per Imperial Soldier figure, but I've seen them go for way more than that. I think impatience contributes a lot to some of the absurd prices (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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(...) That's my experience as well. I tried to put water into my pneumatics gear as a child, but it never functioned again after that. Perhaps it would have worked if I'd let it dry more thorough? I'll never know, but in the mean time I'll concur (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Power Usage of RCX
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I was astonished to find that when the RCX is just on (NOT running a task) with the light sensor, both switches, and both motors connected that the Battery voltage drops very quickly. 12 mV a second or more. Is this to be expected. Is the RCX watch (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Second BayLUG get-together (8/99) summary
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The Fremont Library continued to be a fine place for a public meeting. This time, we found the room set up with only two tables, and lots of chairs facing the windows, so we learned two things; - where the tables are kept, if we need more ;-) - (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: A neat little pattern
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Thanks, John. It's amazing the things that happen when you just play around. :) I am planing on trying this with a couple of other tiles. If they work as well as I hope, I'll post those as well. Ryan "I can't imagine going through a season by myself (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | RE: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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My first Technic set was the Yellow JCB earth mover. After taking it apart to build my own model ( a claw and arm I think). I got water in the cylinders by accident. Shortly after that the seal on the inside failed and they became useless. I advise (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Doors (Was Box Cars)
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There's also a 1 black in 6062 Battering Ram 2 blue in 6355 Derby Trotter 2 red in 1592 Town Square 1 pink in 6419 Rolling Acres Ranch 1 black in 6080 Kings Castle There's some white ones in a train set that I can't remember the number or name of (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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(...) Amazing detail on the station! The motorized sliding doors at the end were a nice little surprise! (...) For your building instructions, you may want to note that some pieces for which you used mock-ups have been created. (ie, the 6x4 wedge (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) And in message (URL) Soh Chio Siong writes: (...) here anymore. By the way, I also found another design that puts a z8 gear on the micromotor meshed with a z40 gear, then uses a 1x5 half beam to link one of the 4 center holes on the z40 gear (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Box Cars
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(...) Never know until you try;-) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ***Anyone from N.Y.?***
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(...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A neat little pattern
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Nice! Scott R Dennett <dennett@agate.net> wrote in message news:199908031248290...ate.net... (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Rails 12 V
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Hi Adriling, I've got large quantities of 12V track, points, crossovers both new and used which I've kept for trades. I buy 12V train collections for the rollingstock parts (doors, windows, roof pieces, wagon plates, wheel sets etc.) which I use or (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) Linc also seems to have a new (to me, anyway) pneumatic excavator at (URL) that's really awesome! The bucket was my very first part in LDraw, BTW. I could probably do better now that I'm more experienced, but I'm afraid it will be too much (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lazy Tongs
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(...) Yeah, that was the first one I built. It works, but not well. I think it was my design. The "piston" kept moving left and right off the track. I'm rebuilding it now with an experimental design. I may have to bite the bullet and use it. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wireless data/control transmission
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Yes, I've wondered about that also. The 802.11 chip set (Harris PRISM) might be an interesting choice, although increasing the H8 data rate from 2400b to 1Mb could be a small problem. With the PRISM chip set, you could get somewhere between 100 and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) the link's moved here (URL) c s soh cssoh@singnet.com.sg (URL) air is power (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ed Boxer MIA
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I know I owe several people e:mail responses. Last Wednesday I awoke with a pinched nerve in my neck (and numbing pain in my right arm) that has made posting impossible. I will get back to you as soon as I can. (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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