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Great tip, I never thought about using multible pulley/rubber bands! A big problem is the detent, the two at rest positions are very "sticky". Naybe more then multible rubber bands can even move. I'll give it a try. SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks Larry! And no need for embarassment I appreciate the help. SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here's a couple - both by Robert Penfold: "Introducing Robotics with Lego Mindstorms"- ISBN 0-835934-2 (get it from Amazon) Lots of VB information "More Advanced Robots with Lego Mindstorms" - sorry, I don't know ISBN (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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(...) I'm not exactly sure about your setup (I'm not into trains), but how about a small pulley (half bushing) on the motor, driving a medium pulley (with the six holes) on an axle on whose other end is an 8t gear that drives a rack. That setup (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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here's another (only in Japanese, but construction figures and nqc code are understandable to non-readers of Japanese): Title (English & Japanese) Written in List Price (\) Quantity Amount Jin Sato*s LEGOMindStorms Japanese \1900 1 \1900 TETUJIN (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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hi, i need to know if there is a difference between the code generated by Robolab and NQC. Both are running with the standard RCX Firmware, i also know that the compiled code of both is interpreted by the firmware. -> is the generated code the same (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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hi, i need to know if there is a difference between the code generated by Robolab and NQC. Both are running with the standard RCX Firmware, i also know that the compiled code of both is interpreted by the firmware. -> is the generated code the same (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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The following books cover Mindstorms: 1. "Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms (Technology In Action)" by Dave Baum; November 1999 2. "The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots" by Jonathan B. Knudsen; November 1999 3. "Extreme (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.books)
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(...) Well, I'm sure glad I didn't point Steve at this other excellent Lego trains site then: (URL) would have been even more embarassing. Tilman (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Tilman, good info for the other folks reading along, but trust me, Steve Barile, as a founding member of PNLTC (either the oldest or second oldest, depending how you measure, Lego Train club ((URL) and grandfather to many of the rest of us (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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