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Would be glad to compare notes. Directly I have finished the tests I'll get back to you. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Thanks for the identification of the tire pressure gauge. I reckon the stores will soon be doing a brisk trade in them. But I would hesitate to use the word *calibrate* - the pressure sensor is a far more delicate device than the tire gauge. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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Hi all, I just received an e-mail from Pitsco telling me that development has been delayed on the LEGO Designer product, and they want to send me the many years old LEGO CAD on floppy disks (useless since I'm on a new G4 Cube and have no need/desire (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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Matthew: (...) The source code for LDraw is not available, so you will have to make do with one of the "clones". Play well, Jacob -- (URL) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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Thanks Ben, I was afraid that I might end up being a LUGNET guinea pig for this software...oh well, what's another $50.00 down the tubes. I'll be sure to post a review of LEGO Designer when I do get it, so others might know what it's all about. BTW, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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Welcome Matthew! Unfortunately, I don't know what the Pitsco software is like. But, as a fellow Mac user, I'd love to find out! Ben On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:41:22 -0600, Matthew Gerber wrote (in message <GBLoGy.Azp@lugnet.com>): (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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TRU-FLATE tire pressure guages are made by Stant. If you search the Web for "Tru-Flate" you will find several stores that sell them. I have been using a digital tire guage (like the one originally suggested on Soh Chio's site) up until now to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Well, the markings say "TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE" at the top and "TRU-FLATE" at the bottom. It reads to 60 psi. No other markings to indicate its manufacture. It came courtesy of John Barnes together with the pressure sensor. The inlet has been (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Those pressure switches look quite neat! It's one step closer to the establishment of a link between the pneumatic system and the RCX... BTW I was just browsing your website (really great site BTW) and had a question...do you know what type of (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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Greetings all, I've ordered LEGO Designer from Pitsco, and was wondering if any of you have used it. Is it similar to LDraw, or am I just getting the old LEGO CAD in a new package? Basically, do I opn the package when it gets here, or just send it (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Thanks, Jen. I'll have a go at it. (...) Well, I was just thinking to what extent you could take the pressure sensor device. Actually, most of my own creations don't use the RCX. And they're mostly powered by the manually operated hand pump. (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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With all this talk of pneumatics going on, I feel I must inform you that all my current and pending creations hardly use pneumatics at all, I've binned them in favour of something more suited to my needs. I'd love to tell you but you'll have to wait (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Sure - I made a rather ugly version of it including limit switch for my skid steer loader model. There is a picture here; I don't actually think many modifications other than replacing the small and large pully with 8 and 40 tooth gears were (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) I don't know how or why but I don't seem to have come across it. I guess I could try to build one but it'll help if you could give me a link or reference to it. (...) Well, I can have a go at it. But really, with this pressure sensor thing, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) Nice work as ever! One type of pump I've not seen you test yet is a varation of Michael Powell's using an 8 tooth gear onto 40 tooth gear reduction rather than the belt drive, as this seems to improve performance significantly. How about a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)
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Hi, fellow pneumatics fans Ever since the RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester was posted, there have been many suggestions for it's improvement, in particular to linearize the tracing. More importantly, several people have commented that it was, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta) !
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I have a Halogen uplight lighting a room and my solar cell will power a motor, with no load up to a distance of around '6 (3' work height) from the light pole. This will fluctuate according to the reflectance's of the ceiling, walls, etc. Rose (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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(...) <snip> Their solar panel specs are wrong, or at the very least extremely conservative to the point of being incorrect. I've pulled 4 volts in direct sunlight, even more under a 2 million candlepower spotlight at 6". Assumingly the capacitor (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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Ok, I gotta jump in here for a minute, I have 6 Solar cells and 4 Capacitors, I am building them into the Wings of my Robot. (URL) Heres what I know about the Solar Cell and Capacitor. Solar Cell output 2.5 volts direct sunlight, Capacitor and solar (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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Okay, here's top and bottom photos of the LEGO capacitor's circuit board. They're not the best, but the circuit board is only about 1" square. (URL) Regards Micah J. Mabelitini - LUGNET #918 The University of Kentucky SECC Middlesboro Academic (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.dacta)
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