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(...) Congrats! That is great! How did they learn about your Robot? Did they see it on Youtube? This is a great opportunity! I bet people will be very very very interested in your robot! Likewise, I am sure it will be equally facinating for you to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: How to have geometry locked
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(...) If you are working with MLCad this is simple. Just go to 'Multipart'->'New Model' and then scroll in the parts tree to 'Document' then you can put your imported model as a subpart into your new part. Make sure that you put it at the location (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I figured a studless truss couldn't be too hard to build, and it would use up some of these dang liftarms... but I can't seem to get a decent design. Has anybody done such a thing? Links/pics appreciated. (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Latest MOC
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Hi all, I've posted my latest MOC on brickshelf: (URL) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Powering Power Functions Using a 9V Train Regulator
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(...) Sheer awesomeness! I knew I could count on your guys for the answer and the workaround. Though it's not ideal to have to use the battery box, it's nonetheless a great workaround. Maybe LEGO will release a V2.0 connector that allows us to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, February 25, 2009, to Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
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Item# TS-66 Batman Roof Top T-Shirt Youth L Adult S-M-L-XL Retail Price $14.99 Sale Price $7.48 Item #8686 Bionicle Toa Lewa Retail Price $12.99 Sale Price $2.98 Item #10176 Royal King’s Castle Retail Price $99.99 Sale Price $89.98 Item #5515 Fun (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: (was: The pole reverser - what's it do?) Old Style Trick Use
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(...) I had successfully used just such a mechanism in 2006 at Brickfest in DC with a remote control I used to run part of my GBC components. The remote allowed users to steer a chute left or right and try to make the balls hit a moving target. The (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Powering Power Functions Using a 9V Train Regulator
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(...) ;o) Rob explained the problem you encounter - there is nonetheless a workaround using only LEGO components, explained here (URL) Sorry, it's in French, you'll have to use a web translator. A big warning: using this setup, it is possible to (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Powering Power Functions Using a 9V Train Regulator
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(...) Hi Dave, What you're missing is that the IR Receiver requires a specific PF input.. if you ask me that was a small oversight on the part of LEGO as far as backwards compatibility is concerned, but there is a relatively easy workaround. You can (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Powering Power Functions Using a 9V Train Regulator
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(...) The receiver works on the outer most two contacts of the PF cable, and the "legacy 9v" run on the inner most two wires. Basically, outer wires for the power bus for controllers, and inner two wires for load items such as lights and batteries. (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic)
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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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