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10Hz is nowhere near fast enough to control a train motor using PWM (pulse width modulation). You need at least 100Hz, and higher would be better. Any of your suggestions will vary the speed of a motor, but the most common is varying the duty cycle. (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Fred-Meyer Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 price sale
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Fred Meyer is having a Buy 1 Lego, get 1 for 1/2 price sale for Legos this week (At least in the SEattle-area) Sarah Heacock (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | IRDA and Handyboard?
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Hi all, Electronics Goldmine has some notebook pc IRDA ports for $2! (URL) I think it would be Great to use a couple of these to get 2 Handyboards to talk with eachother. Or, get one handyboard to talk with my Notebook PC (which already has an IRDA (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Canadian Dollar :(
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(...) Hi Tim... John from Nova Scotia here... A recent price scan at zellers indicated a higher price than the sticker... The clerk informed me that this happens as prices are increased... A week later most seem to have gone up 4-5%....However I am (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Well.
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(...) I've been busy with training and being sick all week (in fact I am missing work right now because I can hardly breathe) and I have to admit, I've had a much easier time following discussions here on Lugnet than on RTL. I've mostly just scanned (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Different kinds of Figs
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I think I still have a few of them hanging around in my "rare old parts" bin. I have no cluse where a got most of the parts in that bin, but they still come in handy. (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Different kinds of Figs
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(...) Eh, I was only born in 1976, but I've seen pics of 'em. :) Check out (URL) ... thats one of several of the sets that had the maxi-fig children. They were basically just like the adults, but shorter. Sean (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Config Register error
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When I download the pcode file using either HBDL or DL the pcode itself is loaded successfully but I then get an error from both programs saying the config register is set to 0xFF. I retried several times but the config register always reads 0xFF. I (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: CYBERMASTERS - how it works ?
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Rene Virsik wrote in message ... (...) program (...) can (...) radio (...) Both. Pplease read yor answer in here. Eric (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [LDLite] Codes for new colors
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oh, duh. Silly me. Thanks for the reminder. Yep, that works much better. Steve (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Mindstorms photo critique wanted
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Tim Rueger (rueger@io.com) asked for comments on the pictures located at <URL:(URL). I think you should use a slightly darker background (green baseplates?) and a longer shutter time. And there is no need to transmit a lot of background, so you (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: What? nobody here. . .
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(...) Is this the place? Constructive Playthings 12372 Garden Grove Blvd Garden Grove, CA 92843-1898 714-636-7831 I got it off a 1997 Phone Listing CD-ROM. The information might be out of date. Hmmmmm. Can't find a Garden Grove Blvd using the atlas (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: [LDLite] Codes for new colors
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Version 1.1 should be doing this. You need to specify -p on the command line to enable polling. -gyug (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Workspace
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mild mannered Thomas Main wrote: >SNIP< (...) Is it just me or does this solution sound a little TOO much like something out of a superhero comic book? Bruce Wayne's alter ego has a full crime lab hidden in the trunk of his car—Thomas has a LEGO (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Controling LEGO trains via Decta Control Lab
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(...) To change the speed of the pulsing, you change the frequency. Frequency is measured in Hz. You want more Hz. To change the speed of the train, you increase either the duty cycle or the voltage. The duty cycle is the percentage of time that the (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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(...) Ditto, although I have taken to bidding my maximum and then never looking again. I have so many other things in my life that I can worry about and spend time on - why waste time on a system that rewards losers with no life? (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sorting
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Seedling starter trays work great for sorting and they are cheap too. I picked some up at a garage sale that are 4 compartments long x 7 compartments wide that are almost sturdy enough for a permanent storage solution except they are too wobbly to (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Pirate sets wanted
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(...) I would suggest that set 1996 is not a Pirates set. I believe that the correct number is 1696. Grahame Reid (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | IR Detection
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Hi Everyone: I am trying out the infra red emission and detection with the Handy Board. I have succeeded in the emission part but the detection circuit is not working. I know that the emitter LED is fine , with the help of Radio Shack Infrared (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: what's this piece???
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(...) destroyed (...) get (...) I still have a couple of these sorted in with the old metal axel wheels (my kids opt for the newer wheels on nearly all of their creations) Now that you mention it, I distinctly remember trying to make a train with (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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