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(...) Yep, used to do this all the time. Managed to snap the tip off my 4.5 volt motor by sticking it in one of those large wheels, with an axle out the other side and using it as a powered "top". --- Chris Osborn FozzTexx Enterprises 707 226 7629 - (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Which holier than thou attitude would that be? The "several Americans bought up all the stuff before we could get to it" attitude? The "it isn't fair for people with lots of money to buy 20 copies of a set and prevent someone who finds out (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Fries right out of the fryer are an awfull lot hotter... Note also that ABS softens at much lower temperatures (I have "fixed" loose clips by running them under hot water and applying some pressure). (...) I would call up LEGO Consumer Affairs (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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I have only hooked up one, so I am unsure if there are other traces besides the one for analog5 that are so conveniently arranged. You can study the circuit board photos on the Handy Board site (I think they are in the assembly instructions) and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I'm always amused when people try and compare things from two different fictional settings... (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) "Newer"? I've got a pinball machine from 1972 that uses both the plumb bob and the ball on track methods to detect tilt. --- Chris Osborn FozzTexx Enterprises 707 226 7629 - Voice 2136 Coronado Ave. 707 581 1797 - Fax Napa, CA 94559 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh well. You snooze you lose, I guess. And the fact remains - they were THERE in the European marketplace to be bought before BB got hold of them. I don't care if Martians bought them all - if they called first and had the money to pay for (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Whoops--forgot to mention: The big tires actually, if spun fast enough, will slip off the hubs. Apparently there's enough force--if it's turning fast enough--to stretch out the tire to the point where it can slide off the hub. The MindStorms motors (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This NEEDS to go to off-topic.debate, followups set there. Suffice it to say that I'd not care to live in a world where everything was "equal". To me, "equal" means taking away from those of ability and giving to the undeserving. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I must have missed the "Hey everybody, BB is getting BH way cheap" message? (...) So you bought 96 not knowing was a "gold mine"? (...) What were the risks involved on the BH thing? (...) How many 3rd world economies have been turned over to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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