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(...) OK, 2 points. 1. I came in SECOND!!!! i have the ribbon to prove it. ;) 2. We (Matthias and I) are working on ways to improve future robots. as a sub plot, this give him the opportunity to as for schematics for the RCX even more. And lastly, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If you've ever wondered what newsgroup you're in on Lugnet, and you read "I dragged out my variac", you know you're in rtlToronto, because: a) People here have variacs b) People here know what variacs are c) People are not afraid to say they (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I am sorry. I was doing it from memory, and i thought I did so well by remembering the combination of "hias" that I forgot the easy part of Matt. As you (and all of Lugnet) are aware, I am a very poor speller. I don't know why, I always have (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No. Unmodified. Next thing you'll ask is to use glue. Calum Pretend, Chris, there IS NO PLAN B. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's two "t"'s Mr. Mango :-) (...) My point here is this: I was using the Lego train transformer, which is just that: a transformer (10:1 ie. 120VAC in yields 12VAC out - no regulation, no filtering) If the voltage at the wall drops 8.3% (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Admit it, you're looking for trouble. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey, Iain: What's new? how is life? I have now re-sorted most of the x-bot back into my storage system. So, I was wondering. Do you have a wealth of information that you could share with me regarding lubricants? :) Chris (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> wrote in message news:3C7D7696.8E5DD7...ers.com... (...) Yes, and ask me instead. Iain (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So here I sit, My X-bot is in smaller and smaller parts. As I get down into the gear trains, and sliders, I notice a LOT of lego dust. This should not come as a surprise. many of you made comment about the dust on the worm to 24T gear gripper. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Aaaargh!!! I hate that! 'Specially on machines that aren't backed up! But remember, chmod a-w is your friend (along with alias rm 'rm -i', but I prefer the former)! ROSCO (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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