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(...) I'm using the 'post figures' as -points-earned!- ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ ~Once you reach 10,000 points y’get a free trip to LegoLand!!! (I'm sure TLC will honor this…) ;p Mr. #31, --==Richard==-- P.S. !!!Go rtlToronto!!! We’ve got the highest number of (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Looks cool! One question: Where's the RCX? :) I think it will be a real challenge lugging around an RCX while still being able to traverse joints. Speaking of joints, do you think there will be any T's, or just elbows. Getting a device to drive (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Fw: 8475 until a little while ago was seemed to be lacking.....
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(...) January 10th at Mel's on Bloor and Bathurst. The latest event list is always listed on the rtlToronto home page. Calum (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 There are none left in Ontario at TRS. Very short supply, if any, everywhere. Angelo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Fw: 8475 until a little while ago was seemed to be lacking.....
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Calum Tsang" snip Subject: Re: 8475 until a little while ago was seemed to be lacking..... (...) ? BTW, when is the next dinner? Angelo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 8475 until a little while ago was seemed to be lacking.....
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(...) Swiss Chalet in Etobicoke is closing for six months for renovations. For January, we'll be at Mel's downtown. I'm going to mention once again, that I don't want to see anything larger than a shoebox at rtlToronto dinners. It's an inconvenience (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Things I should never do....
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(...) I also blew apart a Commodore 1084SP2 14" NTSC preview monitor by feeding it bad sync off my edit card. Any ideas? I presume flyback circuitry is gone. Calum (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey folks, John Guerquin came by this afternoon and we went over to the Home Depot, buying some 1.5" PVC pipe and some 45 deg joints. Total cost for 12' of pipe and four joints? $10- tax inclusive. Anyways, we decided to build some ideas for pipe (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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If you'd like, I can take a look at it. Admittedly, monitor/tv's and I don't get along too well - I bat about 50% repair rate, but I can take a stab at it for you. Just keep in mind that I've got school starting in January and any montor repairs (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 8475 -- motors and steering Oh My
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(...) Th - Time signal is High Tl - Time signal is Low Tt - total time ------________ Th Tl <---- Tt --------> Matthias Jetleb P.S.: Th/Tt is defined as the duty cycle, expressed as a percent. Therefor: Th=2ms, Tt=3ms = 66% duty cycle. This is (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It doesn't matter. DMM's are not good at measuring pulsed signals. (unless you have one of the more expensive true-RMS meters which can calculate the average of a non-sinusoidal waveform. You really need an oscilloscope for this. (...) It will (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Even though I was warned by Calum..... Even though all the stuff I have ever read in my electronics magazines says don't bother.... Even against that little voice in my head that said DON'T....... I thought I'd try to repair that monitor flicker. So (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) cool. Thanks Trevyn. now if only I had an O-scope and knew what Th, T1, and Tt meant?? ;) Chris (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) someone (calum) should call Swiss Chalet and ask if they have been inundated with calls asking about "when those lego guys meet?" Chris (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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It is indeed PWM. I got out my oscilliscope and checked it, and here are the results I got: At setting 1 (closest to off): Th: 1ms Tl: 2ms Tt: 3ms 9Vpp At setting 2: Th: 2ms Tl: 1ms Tt: 3ms 9Vpp And at full on, it's just 9v DC. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> wrote in message news:3E0F1D89.A7DF72...ers.com... (...) I'm sure Swiss Chalet would love it if we started driving R/C cars all over the floor. :) Iain (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ya, that's what I thought you meant. Sure, remind me and I'll bring the cool bits. I have no intention of building the model. but I will bring the transmitter and receiver and other special bits. -- Chris (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno snip Subject: Re: Fw: 8475 seemed to be lacking..... snip (...) You know. Like when someone get a new cell phone, laptop, or other toy, everyone checks it out. In this case, you could (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Canada, a great place to live (was 8475 -- a good buy)
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(...) 10 hour drive just too much.... You could always come live in Canada. Swear an oath to the Queen, and never worry about medical insurance again. Plus Lego is Cheaper here. rtlToronto, doing our little part to reverse the "brain drain" (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) IF you get stuck in a corner, then your opponent comes up behind ya and WACKS ya. -- Chris (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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