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Re: bad RCX
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Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:42:03 GMT
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there's an old physics term for that but i can't remember it.  it's like
having two panes of glass, one on top of another, and dipping one end in a
bin of water.  the water eventually makes it's way up b/w the panes of
glass, until the entire area b/w the glass has water in it.
It's called the capillary effect.

Matthias Jetleb
VA3-MWJ



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(...) THe geekiness knowledge of dave comes thru... the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) of any unit that uses one (calculator, rcx, watch, etc...) has two wafers of glass sandwiching the 'liquid crystal'. when an electrical current travels thru the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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