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Calling all EE's, robotics nuts, technic gurus, PF fanatics, and electronics geniuses... So by using the PF to 9V connector wire, I can run a PF motor using the 9V Train regulator. This is all wonderful...until I try to put an IR receiver between (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Cross-stitch patterns
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Has anyone ever used cross-stitch patterns for Lego mosaics? I just grabbed a few of my mother-in-law's books (she isn't using them anymore) and I'm wondering if I should keep them for Lego use or trade them away. Thanks, Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: (was: The pole reverser - what's it do?) Old Style Trick Use
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(...) -snip- (...) You guys got to try this: Get one of the RC Racer units. You know how the steering motor only turns a little to the left and right with the remote? Well, connect a small axle to the steering motor and the polarity reverser. Like (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Little White Thing
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(...) I am working on getting us some of the red helmuts. The (URL) 'Technic Bionicle Mask Inner' (57702)> comes in most of the (URL) Toa Mahri>. (URL) I have a few unopened cases of the (URL), see if you can find some locally. If not we will work (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, well, Bionicle on The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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I was amazed how he sounded exactly like my son and his friends describing their Bionicles: Kid 1: This is poobah, the Toa of Ring Ding who fights the mighty Doo-Dah. Kid 2: This is the Lord of Wigga-wigga, destroyer of the Mattootaa in the Fleeble (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Little White Thing
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(...) Yeah, could need one. BTW, what is that trans-blue part from? Maybe, I could get both at once :-) (...) Marco (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | How to have geometry locked
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Hello, I would like to import geometry in MLCAD and using it as reference then it should be locked and unselectable. Importing an external DAT file, it has read as several triangles and also if I gruop them in a single element is very heavy to work: (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
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(...) I've gotta agree with that question: I loved the fact that the old one can turn 360 degrees and have used that option to make it do some fun and screwy things. In fact, you can use it like one of those mechanical timer outlet things, like one (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | dark grren crocodile and german TEE train PF
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Hello all! I have been playing around with some power functions ideas and here are the results: Link once moderated: (URL) deep links: (URL) has been a very nice challenge to make the trains look good while containing all the PF stuff :-) The (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
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I have a related question: Why did LEGO add a permanent post to the new switch? The old polarity switch could turn 360 degrees if you didn't add a post, but the new one only turns as far as its built-in post allows. I will grant that I've never (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | NELUG to display at the 1st Annual Westside Model Train Show
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The New England LEGO Users Group (NELUG) will have a small display this weekend at the 1st Annual Westside Model Train Show in West Springfield, MA. The show is Saturday, February 28th from 10am to 4pm at the West Springfield Middle School, located (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt)
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| | Robot podcast interviews
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***Apologies for multiple postings*** Dear Colleagues, I hope you will find this robotics podcast interesting and useful: (URL) podcast interviews are intended as a top-quality information resource for robotics. They target a general technically (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
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(...) You can see the schematics for the PF lights on Philo's page, to be more precise, here: (URL) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
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(...) And the winner is...... C!!!! I put my meter on the outside poles and got nothing. open. I put my meter on the inside poles and found 9M ohms in one direction but 6M in the other ? This means the lights[1] use the same source as the IR (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Little White Thing
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(...) (3 URLs) The L?T's. (...) Jinks! I found another blue one! But I don't think I will make another LBT. However, I would like to get one of these (you need one too): [LEGOSet 3540] (...) Eric (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | LEGO, well, Bionicle on The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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I can't tell one Bionicle from another, but a bunch of them were featured on the re-premiere two weeks back. Alas, I find the subplot in which they appear to be somewhat tiresome, but who am I to quibble. "John Henry," the the reconfigured (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Little White Thing
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(...) Thanks! The idea was to just put together a couple of parts I had in mind that I figured would look good together. That was enough to get started. (URL) face sheild and Hockey player helmut.>> (URL) is my Jedi Mind Trick to get you to build.>> (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: $149.99 Pick A Brick Box @ Bel Square
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Very nice job packing the bricks in there! Unfortunately, the LEGO stores do not give any discount for reusing the cardboard boxes like they do with the cups. David (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Brickworld - Esther Walner Memorial
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is sad to report the passing of Esther Walner. Esther served as Brickworld's newbie and FFOL coordinator. We send our deepest condolences to Esther's family. Esther's smile and enthusiasm (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
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| | $149.99 Pick A Brick Box @ Bel Square.
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Today, I bought a PaB Box for 149.99 ($163.48 after tax), and filled it with 3423 1x4 and 1x2 bricks, the equivalent of a block built of bricks 25w. x 26l. x 21h. I posted pix to Flickr: (URL) my question is, do I get a refill discount if I bring (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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