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HI, Me and my friend did this thing with a laser pointer where we connected it in parallel with a audio device(using a cut headphone cord). We then built a light sensor with an amp and speakers. when the music plays it turns the beam of the laser on (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR reflective sensors and Polaroid 6500 w/Expansion Board
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With the QRB1114 IR reflective sensors does the sensor need voltage supplied or is that just for the transmitter? Because all I am using them for right now is to detect infrared light. Also does the expansion board take up the connectors on the HB (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | someone looking for gearbox???
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someone was asking about a gearbox for a project ` while surfing tonight I came across this I hope it is what you need <A HREF="(URL)Gearbox with motor</A> (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) I just noticed the flex cables in the picture of this set in the latest Shop at Home catalog. They look like bicycle brake cables. That could be really useful for transferring motor power to other parts of a model or robot. And probably more (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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Snip > Are these cables available in any other sets? There is a cable in the 8444 Air Enforcer set. It is used for motion between the two joysticks and the swashplate on the rotor (another interesting part). It has two clevis ends, and a mid clevis (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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SNIP (...) Shop at (...) And (...) SNIP I have been grappling with remote power delivery for a while. I ended up buying some chain links. Used with larger sized gear wheels, there seems to be little friction loss. I can highly recommend them. JB (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LM35 Again
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Hi, Like an update to my prior email, I have tested the LM35 with an external power source, with the same bad result. Any help will be welcome. Thank You José Luis ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Luis <hal9000@cvtci.com.ar> To: (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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Hello All, My first experience with the flex cables was with The Technic Control Center II. You know, the T-Rex one? They were used to make the tail swing back and forth, pulling with one, and pushing with the other. More recently, I used four of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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The flex cables are available here in Italy at the Lego Service (set of 5 cables and accessories, with different sizes). If someone is interested, I can get some of them. Just email me. Giulio giuliof@iol.it (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) This pack should be available in all European countries. The pack number is #5118... maybe it's available in the US service catalogue too? Stuart (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) OT: I've seen those before, and another demo I saw when in high school where the laser was aimed through a hole in a speaker cone, and then to a receiver. Anyone got pointers to online circuits to receive and decode such data? I think a remote (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Handyboard/ USB interface
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I have heard of USB to RS232 adapters- I was wondering if anyone has had any luck in using these devices to connect to the Handyboard? I recently purchased a new computer, but it only has 4 USB ports, and no RS232 ports!. (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Handyboard/ USB interface
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i have tested several of these with Macintosh. I haven't tested any with PC, but i assume they should work. see (URL) for info on the Mac solutions. f. In your message you said: (...) d (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) pulleys... and a few extra parts. I was working from memory late at night and had the angled beams in upside down. So, please disregard my earlier post as it works great this way. :-) Another neat neat thing about this layout is that there is (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) at (...) This is something I'd like to know too. I've been trying to make cheap copies using other Lego parts, but nothing's working real well. I'd like to use the originals. Finding old sets around my area is a pain, so any ordering info (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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In article (...) Nope, for some strange reason its not available in the US. Perhaps some legal issue (lawsuit and/or patent dispute) is what prevents it from being sold here. I wound up having someone in the UK purchase a couple of packs and sending (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) I doubt that; it's availble as part of bigger sets (the Indy Storm, for example). (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) I had to work thru a Lego Fan in Italy for my first flex system sets. I really don't understand why there is such a difference in service parts availability due to region. Then again , Lego Group does several things we don't understand. If a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Todd Bertschi <Cptgldfsh@aol.com> wrote in message news:FJG59D.LxB@lugnet.com... (...) copies (...) the (...) info (...) The cables are available in 5118 Service Pack (try Busy Bee) (URL) Control Center II (try ETS DYA) (URL) Nighthawk (??) (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (URL) that's better. Adding the extra pulley on the face of the gear was a stroke of genius! Sometimes we get so focused on the task at hand that it never occurs to us to make improvements. I figured with two cylinders I was better off with (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Stepper Motors
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Can anyone give me a sample program on how to control a stepper motor and were is a good place to but some that work good with the handy board. TIM ===== (26 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) Hey. I just realized. I bought the Indy Storm when it first came out and it DOES have a small set (for the steering). See what happens when you get the big blue Tow Truck and a Zepplin the day after you build it. It's been sitting in a box (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
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(...) The reason I speculated that it may have been a legal issue is that several years ago the flex pack was advertised as available from S@H. For some reason they pulled it from US distribution but kept it in Europe. The flex pack has several (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm glad that worked Ralph. I still haven't done the mod to my version of your compressor yet. Just finished a three day hobby show... LEGO was a huge success with the 8 to 10,000 attendees! Back to my own building. <ICS> (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Error at address 0x0000
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Hello, i have the same problem with the Error at address 0x0000. First i checked the hardware (Ram,Latch...) but i cant't find a bug. In the archive i found this message that descibe a softwarebug on faster machines. But i tested HBDL with a P133 (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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This was on (URL) NEWS - NEW LEGO Toys!! BY: Greg Edwards Here's a great list of upcoming Lego products thanks to Knight! Technic X-Wing Technic Darth Vader's TIE Fighter Battle Droid Minstorms kit Destroyer Droid Minstorms kit AT-AT Mindstorms kit (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Hi all... Just a quick question for those of you whose ISPs give you a reverse lookup of the DNS from which your websites have been hit. 1. What is the domain name that TLG shows up as when your site is hit by them? Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Thanks for the post although I have a hard time believing some of this. I just can't see 4 Mindstorms sets (Just for Star Wars no less). Just seems like overkill to me and doubt that there would be that many. As far as the rest it seems (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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Well, I just thought I'd pass this along--too soon to vouch for its authenticity, but you may be right about there being too many MindStorms sets to be true. I have seen a scan of a Y2K Lego cover that includes more SW figures and does indeed (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Well, Ralph, I'm not really sure- I've served 12967 pages of the HOWTO as of today, so there are a lot of logs to go through. However, I can say with certainty that it is not lego.com, as there are no records of any hits on my site from there. I can (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Actually, since I'd assume the Mindstorms sets are lagging in popularity (things like that always have an initial spike and then a downward trend in sales) a variety of SW Mindstorms add-on sets would be just the thing for TLG to boost sales, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Upcoming _Star Wars_ Mindstorms and Technics Releases
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(...) Yeah, having 4 mindstorms kits and two technic sets sounds a bit much! (not that I'd complain if it's true!) Maybe it's just 1 or 2 more mindstorms kits that have multiple models? That'd be kinda like the one that features R2D2 and the battle (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) Maybe TLG doesn't care about NQC :-) that's why they don't show up as lego.com...ha ha ha. Seriously, that's what got me curious too. Think about it. Here's a group of folks they can get design ideas from, and yet NOBODY I know of has ever had (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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I've kept every http log file since the dawn of time (1994) but most don't have reverse lookups. I've never been tempted to do reverse lookups on the LEGO related pages. I have on some other sites I run for personal amusement. I have never access (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) It might just be company policy that the internet is not used for web browsing at work. Some places do that. You might want to expand your search to domains that point to key geographical regions which may indicate employee usage. For that (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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(...) Hmmm...companies like that might want to get a clue. The web is a great way to figure out what the competition is doing, or if anyone who you don't even know is competing with you is going to swamp your company with a cool new product... Check (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [OFFTOPIC] Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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In re: DNS and public disclosure: Sorry to take this OT, but I just have to throw in my two cents. There is a big difference between getting personal data (cookies, required logins, etc.) and checking out what domain someone has dl'd from. The (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Ralph Hempel writes: > Seriously, that's what got me curious too. Think about it. Here's a group > of folks they can get design ideas from, and yet NOBODY I know of has ever > had a hit from lego.com - coincidence? I think not. I've gotten email (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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=>From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> =>... =>Any of the other high-hit sites have a reverse DNS capability? Anybody (well, *almost* anybody) has reverse DNS capability. High-hit sites don't often have the reverse lookup turned on, since it's (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Reverse DNS?
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Once, after doing too many nights of research at the Lego web site, I used that domain as an example in a System admin class I was teaching. I showed the folks in the class how to setup a secondary DNS and just for fun (and since I'd been so (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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