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(...) I agree. (...) Why didnt _I_ think of that... (...) Except that the one for the drive wheels is also proportional - ie, if you push the stick in the controller a little bit, they go slow, and you you push it a lot, they go fast. I think there (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There's a problem though. The mappings are weird. The second regular 9V out is mapped to the bottom controller paddles IIRC. The first regular out is mapped to the... RH top stick? And the steering output is LH top stick? That's doesn't really (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave, I've just messed around with the motors.... they have 2 out's one spins at 1200 RPM and the other 1700. when I added my famous worm to 24 and added it to my "kick your butt" king of the hill r13 game... I was saddened. these motors seem (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes: <snip> (...) Its a very fun set, and it gets better when you throw the RC and motors 'n stuff into the supercar! :) Dave K (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I've just started to play with this set. WOW!! despite my earlier post about the B I G box but lots of empty space i like this set..... for the parts. WOW. Lego has come VERY VERY close to my "dream" of a RC lego "system" when I first saw the very (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H7tD20.H2w@lugnet.com... (...) the It is also interesting to note that the Lagerwey turbine has no gearbox - the rotor is coupled directly (or by means of a clutch, I am not sure) to the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Iain and I went over on Boxing Day. It's pretty neat, actually. The nacelle (or lack of one) is nice and rounded compared to the Pickering turbine. One of the things you notice is just how large it is, because the Pickering turbine doesn't (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> wrote in message news:3E0D2D46.20D69E...ers.com... (...) then. I was not in the mood to play. I thought about how pathetic it was that a stupid little lock wasted over an hour of my life. That's very pathetic. But (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) now THATS funny. :) (...) when stuff like that happens, after a fair 5 min I'll start play with the 'employee only' stuff. you'll find that staff are VERY quick to respond then. BTW Iain, I've been meaning to tell you for a week now.... the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> wrote in message news:3E0CD163.7DEE6D...ers.com... (...) You know what was the highlight of my day? Watching a woman catch her high heel in a pothole *inside* an aisle at Wal Mart and fly headfirst into a tower of (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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