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| (...) Ya, go buy a stepper motor... The problems would be backlash and power. Even the best (IE, using a 1:40 reduction, with the angle mesured on the imput shaft) would likely put out too little power. Backlash is the harder one...you could (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | Laptop IR
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| Hello, Does anyone know how to control the brick with the built in IR port of a Dell laptop instead of the tower? Thanks for your consideration. jim (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Jim, I asked this question a few weeks ago, about an Apple PowerBook IR port.... This is the response I got from Dave Baum: ------- In theory it may be possible, but in practice it hasn't been done. The reason is that the PB uses IrDA (it also (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Ben- I am using a Dell laptop than claims it can be used as a serial port. I think that it is a different IR port than the Mac. Thanks for the input though. Jim (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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