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Re: My first fully functioning GBC...
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Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> On Tue, February 15, 2005 4:00 pm, David Koudys said:
> > Well.
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> > Sure there's a competition in what, a week and a half...
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> > But I got my first fully functioning GBC!!!
> >
> > http://sparky.i989.net/mmisc4.htm
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> Very nice.
Thanks! I enjoyed it...
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> > Besides the hopper sporadically jamming if it's full of LEGO soccer balls, the
> > whole thing works well.
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> This type of jamming is very common, and sometimes very hard to resolve. I assume
> it will work fine, if balls come in one-at-a-time. So, if it is placed after a
> module like this one, that doesn't dump out batches, it should be fine, right?
It's fine with 15 balls at once in the hopper. When it geta above that--to the
brim, then sometimes it jams up
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> How does it do when there are no balls in the input bin? And, how fast does it run?
> (balls per second?)
I'm not good with math, but the motor has an 8 tooth, and that goes to a 40
tooth--the pump is connected to the 40 tooth, and the motor's on full.
So the motor RPM divided by 5 for balls / minute (if I figured it out correctly)
It's at least 1 a second. I will time it when I get home tonite.
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> > I also designed my GBC so it can point in any direction at all along the
> > layout--straight, left, or right turns--got ya covered!
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> This is one of the really cool things. It CAN conform to the standard, or it can be
> configured to do other stuff... (turn, play with itself...)
I have many many 8x whatever baseplates. I plan on at least trying to get most
of my GBC"s on them. I may make 1 or 2 32 baseplate GBC's, but I like the 8x
baseplate. The issue is the hopper needs to go 'outside the edges' ;)
And the playing with itself...
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> nice job...
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> Steve
Thanks!
Dave K
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| On Tue, February 15, 2005 4:00 pm, David Koudys said: (...) This type of jamming is very common, and sometimes very hard to resolve. I assume it will work fine, if balls come in one-at-a-time. So, if it is placed after a module like this one, that (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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