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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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(...) ya, I guess. I was just really shocked. it was worse then opening a B I G bag of chips (crisps for those in the UK) and finding just a small corner of crumbs. (...) Pardon?!? Chris (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> snip Subject: 8475 seemed to be lacking..... (...) Typical Lego. Set only has 283 pieces ( as per peeron ) and 41 are just one black technc pin. Box is made big so (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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WOW, I got a new RC 8475 for Christmas... thanks Kate.... anyway, when I opened up the box it seemed to be rather..... sparse. I have not even begun to build or count parts or anything, but it seems to have all the stuff, 2 antenna, a transmitter, a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, I was at TRU at 400 and 7 yesterday w/Mario and we found some stupid good deals on stuff at TRU. As noted before, there were a bunch of 50% off deals. What Derek and I didn't notice last weekend was that there were sets even BETTER than (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H7p8pu.7pr@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) up. In other words, no one cares if you have a penis. We just care if you have 2 8880's. Iain (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That may not be particularily representative, though. For example, rtlToronto has 0 female members. That said, I don't think anyone honestly cares in our group-we are what we are, and the issue has never really come up. Calum (22 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) me laugh out loud: "The global hub that connects enthusiasts together is Lugnet.com (Lego Users Group Network), a Web site with 2,000 paid members, including several women." Note that in this case, "several" probably means 200 or so* but will (...) (22 years ago, 25-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) It also depends on the thickness of the wood. 6" thick oak? Even the latest Toys R Us shipment of Lego won't bend it... :) That sounds like a fun rtlToronto contest: rtlToronto15: Woodbending. We take sheets of 1/8" ply (dunno where we'd get (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H7M6M2.F05@lugnet.com... (...) That of course is all depending on the mass of the robot. :) Iain (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So I'm at my big bro's last night for the fam. get-together with mom and all... And I'm pening my presents--along with shirts, socks and pants, I get Railway Express from mom. Railway Express. Forgetting what Chris would say about that, I know my (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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