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| Oliver Eckel writes: > After waiting for more than one month, I finally received my Lego Mindstorms > Set. To my disappointment I had to notice that one motor doesn't respond > correctly or doesn't have as much power as the other one. > > How can I (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: moving in a straight line with two motors?
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| Giesen, Oliver writes: > Basically you get two large pulleys (or bars) and mount two magnets opposite > each other on the same side, one pulley has the two north poles facing out > and one has the two south poles facing out, when the two pulleys are (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: moving in a straight line with two motors?
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| Carl G. Schaefer, Jr. writes: > Ah-Oh... > > Magnets in close proximity to the RCX brick may not be a wise idea. On just > about all of my mobile bots, the motors are immediately adjacent to the RCX > brick. The RCX has no magnetism-sensitive parts, (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Working automatic transmission!
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| Andrew Carol writes: > * <- Large gear on differential body drives output. > *-R[]-* <- R = ratchet, [] = differential > ^ <- 1st gear axle has lg gear which drives med gear as > differential input 1. > ^ <- 2nd gear axle has med gear which drives (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: legOS
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| Bill Hollingsworth writes: > On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Ralph Hempel wrote: > > > Which brings me to my point. TLG has a golden opportunity to capitalize > > on the dedication of the legOS developers and even release an "advanced" > > product - although (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Definition of firmare [was: legOS]
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| stephen p spackman writes: > Hardware is the thing you can't change without a soldering iron or other > tools. > > Software is what you think it is. This thread has wandered too far afield. Take this discussion off the list please. (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: License agreement nuances
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| Eric Hodges writes: > These license agreements are refered to as "shrinkwrap" agreements because > you agree to them by opening the shrinkwrap. You don't have to sign > anything. > > I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, and I don't think Lego (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Batteries?
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| Dominic Hawken writes: > >Newbie question with apologies if already answered somewhere. > > > >Has anyone tried NiMH rechargeables in the RCX? > > I have, with no problems so far - although I recall from the manuals that > they're not recommended. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TLG has a problem with your MS IR code??
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| [ something weird is going on, but it doesn't seem to be reality-based. -russ ] The I)ruid <druid@caughq.org> writes: > On 6 Dec 1998, Russell Nelson wrote: > > > TLG has a problem with your MS IR code?? Why?? > > Actually, they don't because it (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How to get off this list?!?!?!?!?!
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| Dave writes: > > How da hell does one get off this list. I tried about 8 times to > get off via the web site but I'm still getting messages. > > What gives? Every Internet mailing list named LIST@HOST has a LIST-request@HOST address. Try sending (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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| Fred Read writes: > 'Nuff Said? Yes. Please stop posting on this off-topic topic, otherwise I will be forced to moderate the mailing list. (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Archives?
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| Ramsey Jr, William T writes: > I just joined this list. Is there somewhere or some way to look at archives > from the list? Yes, unfortunately it's terribly clumsy. Send mail to lego-robotics-help for instructions. I'm working on fixing it.... (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How do I get off this thing??? 8-)
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| Mark Streed writes: > How do I get out of this list????? Let me guess: you've been hitting the 'd' key for the past month. Bad idea. Now you're going to have to go to the web page to find out. (URL) -russ nelson <rn-sig@crynwr.com> (URL) supports (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vertical Mill
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| Robert Fay writes: > I have posted pictures and a QuickTime movie of my new vertical mill at > (URL) adding all of these to the ``Building'' section of the list web site at (URL) It would be great to know if the model is ``Mindstorms-Pure''. I'm (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R/C Servo to Legos
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| John Kittelsrud writes: > Does anyone have a solution for coupling the output of an R/C servo > to something like a Lego axel? I did it using an axle stopper glued on with hot-melt glue. Worked fine until I would over-torque it. (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: is Mindstorm/RCX Y2K Compliant???
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| David Forrest writes: > Given all the attention regarding Year 2000 compliance, > see: > (URL) > > I was wondering if there will be any problem using the RCX and > the computer software from Lego when we roll over to the > year 2000. Did you *tell* (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MIT LEGO Page
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| Kerry Garrison writes: > Anyonehave the URL for the LEGO information page at MIT? > -- > Did you check the web site first?: (URL) you check the web site first? (URL) -russ nelson <rn-sig@crynwr.com> (URL) supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Motor controller IC
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| D/ writes: > Can anyone confirm that this is the right device? The spec > sheet can be found at: > > (URL) you check the web site first?: (URL) -russ nelson <rn-sig@crynwr.com> (URL) supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | There is good evidence (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: legOS
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| MwalimuB@aol.com writes: > OK. So I'd like to try the legOS, but aside from the daunting task of > downloading 15+ megabytes, I am unfamiliar with the compression types - TGZ > (????). Any help here for getting and running this on my WIN95 (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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