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(...) Well, most of what I've been doing is playing with the software (and beta testing - that takes some time as well) and learning new tricks etc. But if you want new, have you looked at "meet the MDP" and the invention gallery? (URL) I posted (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) A simple explaination: the rate in must equal the rate out, or the bucket overflows. Period. (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is what Steve and I call "clocker" modules, and they have always been present. Here's a good example of Steves: (URL) can also redirect the output to a number of directions and heights. Very useful, in fact critical for the trains, as (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sorry. I've been too busy playing to post. Steve (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) David, Sorry I can't explain this very well, but the leaky bucket will not provide an acceptable interface between the fast & slow modules, like you're suggesting. Steve (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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So, there were BETA TESTERS who now have experience with NXT (but were sworn to silence). But now NXT is shipping and customers have received their sets. So those Beta Testers and those New Customers should be PUBLISHING new and exotic models to (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi! (...) Thank you, that is enough reputation as I am concerned :-) Andreas (Uuups, I should not post something like this in the trains-group) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Tim, (...) Yes, must be something like that. It is only silently humming and recently it made a new record of fuel-cell powered engines with amazing 86.7 mph. (...) Thanks, but this is the well known "The grass is greener on the..."-effect ;-) I (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I have three designs on paper for leaky bucket modules. The basic version of what I had in mind was a simple large hopper to receive balls from either the faster modules, the train, or both. The output would be a simple lifter, which was run (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) You could just buy your own LEGO Factory designs, mark them up, and stick a Paypal button on your website. And S@H shipping is so fast, you could have "just-in-time" inventory. Admittedly the CafePress model is much nicer, but I don't see TLC (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Thats with anything, though. (...) This was the method I actually had in mind. I'd be very nice to allow the builders themselves to market the product instead of Lego needing to... well, Lego wouldn't even have to care. They'd just have to (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I don't have that part, but I made a crude mockup watching the picture at Peeron. Will this do? 0 Technic Gear 8 Tooth Timing Wheel (Mock-up) 0 Name: x480.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Part 0 // PLEASE NOTE: Part number will likely (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Ma era la sala comune del grifon d'oro!! Cosa avevate capito... erano eleganti vero???? ricordami che non devo più fornirti berrettini classic space....:-P GAetano (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) That's great! I'm not a trains builder, so I can't pass an official judgement on it, but I can say that I think that it's amazing! I love how the roof scoops in on the back. Good job all around! Jeffery MacEachern (4 URLs) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Or to put it another way, use a GBC train system to handle 0.5 bps at a splitter module, so that downstream of the splitter the thinned stream would be 0.5 bps. This would seem to require (a) a dedicated train (& room for it), (b) a splitter (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I guess I don't understand what you mean by a leaky bucket module. I'm imagining something that would work well for "smoothing" the flow, but it will require the output to match the average input. (...) Last year, one section of the GBC was (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, I was just a tad bit slow on the draw... problem fixed, wink! Janey "Sometimes slow to my word, Red Brick" (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey Manfred, These are outstanding! Is there a thread on Lowlug.nl where members have posted their MOCs, or was this all at the meeting? Was this a contest? If so, who won? I want to post these on (URL) my blog> but would like to fill in a couple of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) You know you're meant to actually spotlight the post when you write "spotlit" ;) Tim (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) How old are they, and will they be competing in the future? And is this going to be a long-term (5+ year) program, or a flash in the pan? It would seem the NXT will end up being a significant (the only?) FLL kit in the future, as LEGO phases (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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