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Re: Hmm
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Wed, 12 Feb 2003 03:32:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> "Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message
> news:HA63LK.KG1@lugnet.com...
> 
> > Do it! Although red beams may be getting a bit scarce - I just bought over
> > 200...
> 
> What on Earth would you want with 200 red beams?  Are you up to something?
> :)

Yep 8?)

> > Yeah thats gonna be tricky, but maybe just have a link from the base
> > attached with a turntable?
> 
> Not quite sure I follow...

OK yeah didnt explain that well at all. I'm thinking a platform in the base
goes up & down, it has a rotating link of some kind (turntable) on top that
pushes the activating mechanism up & down. Hmmm not sure if thats any better....

> > Maybe have power in the tower (hey that rhymes!) and a switch operated • from
> > below by vertical movement? You could possibly do the jump like that too,
> > but it may be a bit harder. Or even a RCX in the tower, controlled by • infra
> > red from another RCX (or remote control?) on the ground??
> 
> Puting the RCX on the upper part of the machine is not possible, that
> wouldn't look good at all.

Yep, I thought you might be doing it a bit bigger.

> http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/temp/Imgp1159.jpg
> 
> That shows a temporary setup for testing the speed of the hub drive.

Yeah I notice you've already incorporated a clutch gear into the drive 8?)
wouldnt want to put too much sideways pressure on those arms as they're
going up & down...

ROSCO



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  Re: Hmm
 
"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:HA63LK.KG1@lugnet.com... (...) What on Earth would you want with 200 red beams? Are you up to something? :) (...) Not quite sure I follow... (...) from (...) infra (...) Puting the RCX on the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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