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(...) Yup. You really have to use a belt somewhere in the drive train with these motors, which allows it to slip instead of jamming. (...) I'd tend to agree, although they can be useful in functional applications if you are very careful. Sometimes I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks - I did things this way simply because I too love reading such material, not just about Lego but on many technical subjects. Looking forward to checking out your Robot Diaries ASAP. Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | FA: gears, Intelligent House (2 micromotors), Duplo and more
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I have a bunch of LEGO auctions up now with lots including all different types of gears, 2 Intelligent House sets (w/light sensor and 2 micromotors), Duplo Toolo and Early Simple Machines, and more. Thanks for the read Ebay username - SaraJoey (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My first Lego robotics competition
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(...) If you have the Cybermaster touch sensors, you can multiplex all three on a port, see (URL) . Use a task to look at the raw values and decode which sensors are pressed, e.g. in NQC: #define TOUCH_SENSOR SENSOR_1 int touch_sensor_state; #define (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Does there exist a C/C++/ActiveX programming interface (custom-built or supplied by the companies) that allows a user to control and process the image captured from Quickcam or Vision Command, preferrably under Visual C++ environment?? (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | sound design (Re: 2nd RCX AND PNEUMATICS)
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(...) Yes, my two also emit a rather unpleasant high-pitched sound. Personally, I tend to always use gear motors. In the beginning I used a minimotor for steering a robot, but it was very slow and jammed often. I'd say they are better for rotating (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Since this topic has come up, I would like to share my simple pneumatic switch design. It's robust, it works great, and it should be fairly obvious from the picture and description provided in the link below how it works. (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Speaking of rattling, I recently bought the little red servo motor and that blasted thing is *loud*! Is this normal or did I get a bad model with a flaw? (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: good sets?
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(...) I think it´s running out so get it while you can! ;) The catalogue inside was from 98, in the 2000 catalogue it´s only very small and not featured at all and in the online catalogue I can´t even find it. Now that I´ve assembled it I must say (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Converting the (MS)2 from 6 to 10 outputs... Aide?
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I've been thinking of upgrading my (MS)2 Expander from it's current 6 ports to 10 ports. For those of you that aren't familiar with the (MS)2 Expander you can look here: (URL) the (MS)2 gives you two banks of 3 outputs. Each bank is independent and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: buy single pneumatics, sensors, gears, etc
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(...) Be aware though that some of the prices for "spare parts" are not as good as their service pack counterparts, and the Dacta "kits" are fantastically overpriced. This is especially true of anything electric. You definitely want to wait until (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Just a small warning: if your surfin' the site and come across this (URL) link - sorry) It is #9290 Thematic Builder Set. Don't get too excited - they are out :-( Julie (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) (i.e., pld = _P_itsco _L_EGO _D_ACTA). The site used to be called www.pitsco-legodacta.com or some equally ungodly long name like that. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Here you go...One of the robotics questions I actually CAN answer! Just go to the sight I've copied and pasted below: (URL) thanks to Michael Gasperi for that great site. And ditto for all who make Lego robots fun! Rob H. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | My first Lego robotics competition
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Hello, I am soon going to enter my first Lego Robotics competition, and I would like some help. I guess there is no better place to go for Lego wisdom than Lugnet! I am looking for a clear explanation of how to multiplex sensors. I would like to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Buying the sets
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Christopher J Alexander (02:20 PM 09.13.2000) wrote: >I live in the UK and want to buy the Mindstorms set. I thought I had ordered >it but ended up with the Scout which I am now having to return. I want the >proper one (the name of which I have (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello I live in the UK and want to buy the Mindstorms set. I thought I had ordered it but ended up with the Scout which I am now having to return. I want the proper one (the name of which I have forgotton) but cannot find it anywhere. Can anyone (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hmm...I imagine the nature of pnuematics would make precision movement control challenging, to say the least. Hey LEGO! We want hydraulics next. :) Greg Betzel (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | buy single pneumatics, sensors, gears, etc
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here's a link where you can buy, among other things, pneumatics singly, sensors, and lots of other cool technic stuff (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Another nice thing about the belts is that they don't rattle like the gears, in particular when you change direction often. Jürgen (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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