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Re: Pitsco equivalent in UK?
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:30:40 GMT
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Robin Malton wrote:
> I'm new to Lego (as an adult that is) and having great fun with the
> Mindstorms RIS.
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> I've looked at the Lego UK shop site but see no realistic way of adding
> individual bits as I require them, things are going well and I need more of
> everything!
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> Sensors, in particular a rotation sensor
> More motors
> Another differental casing
> Another pair of tracks and sprockets
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> Are these available separately in the UK? If so, where?
> I've see the Pitsco site and found everything I want, however they are
> closed until the New Year, so I don't know if they'ill ship to the UK. Do
> they?
Umm... no they don't :-( There is a bit on their website which say's they only
ship to North America and associated territories (US schools overseas, etc).
They accept orders from UK addresses but the delivery address has to be in the
US, I know this for a fact as I ordered the Robolab software (for my Mac)
whilst on a recent vacation to Seattle.
I seem to remember sometime ago someone mentioning that some parts could be
obtained from the shop at Legoland Windsor though I'm not certain if that is
still the case and I'm sure there is a UK supplier to the educational market.
Search back through this newsgroup and you may find previous discussions on
this subject.
Neil.
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| The UK distributor for Dacta is Commotion, and they're located in Kent. Their phone no. is 01732 773399. Looking through an old catalogue, I can see: 9891 9 Volt Angle Sensor £21.49 5225 9 Volt Motor with Gear Reduction £12.99 ( although Huw has (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| I'm new to Lego (as an adult that is) and having great fun with the Mindstorms RIS. I've looked at the Lego UK shop site but see no realistic way of adding individual bits as I require them, things are going well and I need more of everything! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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