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Hi folks, I've just put a new website online with a couple of my recent Technic creations, a "technic figure scale" skid steer loader and a mobile crane. The loader is fully operated by pneumatics and motors, and the crane by motors. I've put a lot (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build) !!
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| | RE: good sets?
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This sounds excellent, they had a sellout of the 8462 for $55.5, I bought 2 (12 wheels!). I'm in need of 'basic' Technics pices (beams and axels) the wheels are pretty cool looking too and I have no pneumatics today. They also had theese set for a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 2nd RCX AND PNEUMATICS
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(...) This generally not a problem with the motors, which can generate surprising amounts of torque particularly if geared down a lot. Rather, it is to do with the drive train tearing itself apart precisely because of this torque. You need to brace (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: good sets?
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I was going to recommend that tow truck set as well, but wasn't sure of its availability. Doug Wilcox Senior Web Developer iMcKesson Provider Solutions Group-Needham 160 Gould Street, Suite 130 Needham, MA 02494-2308 Phone: 781.453.2900 x 237 Fax: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: good sets?
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(...) I recently bought a sort of towing truck with pneumatics (8462 I think) which is available here in Germany in every toy store, don´t know about the US, it´s not listed in the online catalogue but then again you can find hardly anything there. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego robotics + macromedia director, possible?
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I am wondering if anyone has attempted to interface either the RCX or the Dacta Control Lab serial box to macromedia director. I work for a company that designs science museum exhibits, and I think there are some neat things that could be done with (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2nd RCX AND PNEUMATICS
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Hello Everyone 1) Ive got The lego mindstorms VER 1 and want to get a second RCX , now available is the rcx v1.5 , can i use it with my lego ver 1 cd will it cominucate with the Rcx 1.5 , will there be any error in communicating with one another as (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mindstorms vision command, focus and price question
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howdy, I'm about to get one...How much resistance is there in the turning of the grey ring for focus> Would a red micromotor turn it without too much grief? Where are the people getting these sets that are selling them on Yahoo and ebay, for $89 no (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Bulk-- a solution
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(...) The trouble with that (I think) is that we all tend to want the same things. I'll bet that NOBODY wants even the bug wings they already have - let alone getting more of them! Similarly, I can't think of anything that would make me part with my (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The Star Wars sets are good for general parts, but not really good for robot building--at least from what I can tell. My highest recommendation for robot building expansion is the Code Pilot Bar Code Multi Set (see (URL) It contains another motor, 2 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi, I left my boxes with Legos in Denmark when I went here to California for a while. I'm building up my collection again with mindstorms and I'm (of course) having too much fun. Anyway, I only have the RIS, a few of the lod expansion kits ("sports" (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Bulk-- a solution
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(...) Good idea in principle but I see some difficulties with this: a) I bet there are tons of parts that everybody wants more of. If not needed for the current project, they´ll sure come in handy at some point... ;) The surplus parts will in a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command [cables]
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USB cables aren't like the old serial or parallel port cables, where not all cables had all the "optional" pins connected. USB has only 4 wires, and that's it. So a missing wire won't be your problem. USB however is picky abou t cable length, and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command [cables]
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For some time I have used a Logitec Quick Cam Pro with the Mars set and other applications for a Lego camera, Pre-Vision Command. It has about a five foot cable. I got a 10 foot extension. It was balky about installing but did eventually install and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi I have been reading this thread with great interest and I think I have come up with a possibel solution to some of the problem. What if we held swaps or had a board for trading? I know I have pieces that I dont want such as the bug wings and the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Ahui I have already a few webcams working at my place, four webcams from Philips Pro 30fps. In webcam world we call that one of the private use, its the most used webcam and gives the best image. A few cams I have enlarged with a cable of 15 feet (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command
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(...) Can you buy a longer cable for the camera? (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego bulk (was :I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!) )
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(...) As far as I know, the new pneumatics parts set is available ONLY through S@H... Fortunately S@H is supposed to begin web-based international business on monday (11 Aug). Hälsningar/ Henry Chea ___...___ | Kom igen nu Göteborg, och inget kan gå (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego bulk (was :I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!) )
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(...) As far as I know they're not available in Germany and I also couldn't find them on amazon which is the easiest for me to order kits in the US... :( ---...--- Andreas Mattern drew@drew.de (private) andreas.mattern@ikm....rlsruhe.de (business) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!)
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The $59.99 price is a newer, discouted price on the Droid DK; it originally sold for $99.99, just like the Darkside DK. "Jeffrey Hazen" <jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net> wrote in message news:01C01A73.0EA01F...thmill1... (...) for (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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