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(...) This should work. Are you having problems with it? -Kekoa (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Could we convert a "float" variable in legOS to "int"? Thanks Yiu (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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 | | Re: motorized points - beating a dead horse
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(...) I made a design that used a clutch gear and fit into a house. It worked very well when the switch was "warm" but wouldn't always trip it when it had been sitting for a bit. But it allowed the throw arm to fully though the switch one way or the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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Try this: (URL) On! John Matthews (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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Anyone know this address? Still hammering on solving this one! SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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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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 | | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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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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 | | Re: Books for Mindstorms
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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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