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Re: Review: 8539 Manas
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic.bionicle
Date: 
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 03:20:55 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford writes:
The remote controls have 3 channels to select from, or you can select "all" to
transmit on all 3 simultaneously. The receivers can select the appropriate
channel to listen to (though obviously they don't have the "all" option). The
receivers power down after a certain time of inactivity - not sure how long -
and are re-activated by pressing the "on" button. Though this was pretty
obvious, they don't really explain it in the manual, and a kid might be left
wondering what happens when you "turn" the "on" button (which has a cross-hole
just like the channel selector).

Oh, and did I mention, there's two outputs from each motor, one geared a fair
bit slower than the other (haven't measured the ratio). On the Manas, the slow
output drives the tracks, the fast one drives the "claws".

I guess it's not that bad really, and I'm sure I'll be able to use those
remotes in something one day. It'll have to be pretty big to use those
receivers, but that's OK - I *like* big!

For anyone who missed John Barnes' post, the 8539 receivers can be
controlled directly by an RCX:

http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=15832

-Rob Doucette.



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  Review: 8539 Manas
 
Well, I figure anything with *two* remote controls must be good, so I ordered one from Ozbricks (www.ozbircks.com), and when it arrived, I must say I was a bit disappointed. One thing I did like was the little block thingies the rubber bands were (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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