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I've done something similar but used wooden dowels cut to size. No harsh chemicals to mess with. :) Jim West www.jameswest.com The box said Windows 95 or better, so I installed Linux. ---...--- Original Message ---...--- From: "Philippe Hurbain" (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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<SNIP> (...) Perhaps button snaps would be a much safer alternative to sawing on a battery... (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You're right, many sellers will not ship internationally. You can click the following link to search BrickLink for a serial tower (cable sold separately) although there is only one listed for sale right now, and the seller ships in the U.S. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello Ilja, (...) Here is the method that I used in my motors tests ((URL) that require no modification to RCX: use two fake batteries assembled from the sawed ends of old alkaline batteries, maintained at the right spacing with rods of hot melting (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) 100% (...) i gotta learn more about bill gates. i know of no other guy who can consistantly 'break' things and standards, and force hardware ideas that have so many problems, and still become a bulti-billion-gazillionaire... (most original (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (URL) in french but google can understand it ;-) nanobapt (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello, for work i've been building a lego crane, which is used to attract people to my company's stand at fairs/conferences. One of the problem is the batteries. It's annoying that every once in a while someone has to change them. I've heard that (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks for your advice, but I am in sweden. Here it is not so easy to find parts and not all the companies sell internationally. My other concern is that if it really is my computer that doesnt work, it might not work will the seril tower (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I am at home now, tried my tower on my home pc and it works there (different computer), so I know now that the tower is ok. I have contacted the VIA support, to see what they think about the matter. I am going to install bricxCC to see if it (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I've also heard that USB and Plug-and-Play support on Windows 2000 is not 100% reliable and probably never will be no matter how many service packs you install. (...) I would agree with this. Although the serial tower requires a 9V battery and (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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