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| (...) Presumably you could make something like an articlated lorry, with the motor in the cab and the baseplate for the trailer. If you fitted an anti-jack-knifing mechanism you could get some control through reverse steering too. Then again, you (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| Did anyone answer this for you? I am not an expert by any means but here’s my opinion. No and Yes (maybe). As it comes in the box there is not a power jack so… No. If you buy the battery pack and charger, you could theoretically have it plugged in (...) (10 years ago, 5-Dec-14, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: looking for RCX v1.0
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| Thanks to everyone who offered to get or look for sets. The best solution of all came from Ralph H. who suggested I call Spectrum (in Aurora) 905-841-0600 After saving all my pennies I discovered that I had most of the $360 I needed to buy a RIS (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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| (...) I'm guessing that TLC uses the word "free" in the meaning "gratis", not "free" as in "Free Software Foundation". I would be very surprised if TLC are going to use the LDraw format. It has far too many difficult issues for them to use it. If we (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: looking for RCX v1.0
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| Chris - I can double-check for you that these are v1.0, if you want to tell me how to tell from the box - should I look for pictures of the jack? Are there stickers? If you like, I can pick one up for you, too. Jeff (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Re: Team Challenge vs RIS1.5
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| I just received a team challenge set and have been able to compare the parts lists. For the record: Compared to RIS 1.5 Team Challenge set has: Power jack on the RCX 20 extra 2x4 black bricks 6 2x6 black bricks 8 2x8 black bricks 2 2x2 flat (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Check Out The 8285
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| (...) I agree Vineet. It looks like a cross between the Airtech Claw Rig (8868) and the Tow Truck (8462). It even looks like it uses the large shocks in the rear as jack stands. My guess is this set will be out in July / August if prior year (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ten House...
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| (...) Agreed. That mosaic is really nice. Stickers too! I have been thinking of adding Ten House to my collection of NYC Firehouses, but I am still hesitant to do it, unfortnately . . . Not to hi-jack this thread, but, coming soon from me are (...) (18 years ago, 12-Sep-06, to lugnet.town)
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| I've intended to report a modification to my IR tower for quite a while but hadn't felt it was very important; however, there has been a rash of messages about battery life lately, so its time to report this.... I have converted my IR tower to use a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR Collision avoidance
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| The Handyboard has a circuit (U7a, R4, C6) that generates a 38KHz signal. That drives an amplifier that then goes to J7, the IR LED output. If you hookup an IR LED to this jack (with a series resistor) then when you turn on TOC2 using ir_xmit_on() (...) (28 years ago, 24-Feb-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Wholesale prices on RIS
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| (...) The LEGO outlet in Georgia had RCX bricks (Just the brick) on clearance for $55 a while back. They are probably sold out but the ones they were selling had the AC jack (I got two) Lester (23 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| ABS won't just flow into a mold in the oven, you need lots of pressure. I recommend using cheese instead. Cheddar is better for sculpting but Velveeta has superior flow (Sharp and Jack develop rubbery skin and Mozarella and especially string cheese (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Coolest LEGO Experience?
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| (...) My coolest LEGO moment (and there are so many...) is when, after I made a movie using LEGO bricks and forwarding a copy to the Canadian head office, I got a letter from Jack E. Chessman, the then Vice President of LEGO Marketing, Canada (this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Roses are ...LEGO?
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| While I definently am not gonna participate, I'll just offer some advice and say that you should wait for the last fifteen minutes or so before bidding anything, so as not to jack up the price too high. Call it sniping... but I thought that was the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Scissor Rail
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| Hello, I have uploaded pictures of the oldest moc in my collection. It is another attempt at continuous marble motion. (URL) employs a pneumatic scissor jack that lifts a marble up to the top of a track, then the marble falls back down to the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: robots, not trains
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| (...) Any RCX needs the run switch pressed. either by pressing the green button on the unit itself, OR by sending it the IR command for run. (like the remote) As Calum typed, and I just tried, have the second rcx run in a loop of nothing, UNTIL a (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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