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Re: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
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Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:46:31 GMT
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Doug Wilcox <doug@wilcoxfamily.netSTOPSPAMMERS>
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I've been promoting this set as the "perfect" RCX add-on since I got one
last Christmas. The main truck model is waaaaaayyyyy cool and quite
ingenious, almost worthy of Jennifer Clark (Hi, Jenn!). I haven't built all
the alternate models, but the six-wheeled vehicle with trailer is cool (two
of the sets of wheels move in steering, the middle ones move less than the
front), although it's IMHO a little to heavy to motorize effectlively
(unless you gear it way down). I haven't found a good use for the control
box, although my almost-2-year-old likes to play with it--it would, I
believe, make a good second power source/motor control for a simple device
using perhaps a touch sensor. Or it could be utilized merely for its sounds
effects.
In addition to the specs already mentioned, you get:
* A MindStorms-type motor
* Two clutch gears (those funny white ones)
* Two touch sensors
* MindStorms Cables (wires) in several lengths
* Gobs of parts (something like 1,200 pieces)
* Some really cool wheels
* Green axles
* A really good color scheme (unlike the space shuttle--call me a racist,
but I don't like white Technic models.) :)
* Tons of gears, including a differential
* A transmission--which can switch between two different gear trains (which
I'm not skilled enough to effectively use yet)
* Lots of angle beams
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:06 PM
Subject: Code Pilot is Fantastic RCX add-on!
> I bought a CodePilot last year when S@H had them on sale
> for $US100. The LEGO outlet store in Cookstown Ontario is
> rumored to have a few left.
>
> Anyways, the box was gathering dust until I had finished a
> major project - the project is still not done, but I've broken
> the seal and my 8 year old twins are helping me build it.
>
> As a pre-bedtime ritual, it can't be beat. We do about 4 pages
> a night in the instructions, and just savoring the build process
> makes you appreciate what lengths TLG went to in the good old
> days.
>
> I'm probably going to be unimpressed with the CodePilot control,
> but the mechanics of that big green dump truck are just amazing!
>
> The steering turns the inside wheel slightly more than the
> outside. The motor is swapped around between functions. There is
> a really neat gear-train and transmission....the list goes on
> and on, and I haven't even got to the flex system parts!
>
> As an add-on to the RCX, the CodePilot is (in my opinion)
> unbeatable. Lots of gears, axles, bushings, arms and wheels.
> There are also transmission parts, a differential, some
> transmission slip gears, and too much more to mention.
>
> If you can get your hands on one, don't hesitate to pick up
> a CodePilot set. Mine will sit on my desk for a few weeks before
> being assimilated into the RCX tackle box....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
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> <http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pbForth>
>
> Buy "Extreme Mindstorms: an Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstorms"
> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893115844/hempeldesigngrou>
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| (...) Yo :-) Having had a good look at the Barcode Truck set and having acquired some parts from it last weekend, I have to say that Doug is entirely correct in recommending this set, as it is superb in all regards. Definitely on a par with the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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