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Interesting , but we need one for Lego! I do see what you are saying, and It is an interesting solution,, although a little hard to visualize...Thanks! (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes - NQC is developed on a Mac so PowerPC big-endian is actually where most of the testing is done, but I don't recall ever running into an endian problem. One of the builds (for Mac MPW) targets 68K, but with slightly difference options than (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lubricating technic turntables
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(...) Before someone ruins their pneumatics..... Brake Fluid will ruin many plastics, will remove paint, and can even damage certain types of rubber seals. The rubber parts in an automotive brake system are made from special rubber that is made to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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(...) I know of 1 type of zero-lash/anti backlash geartrain. It's hard to put it in words but I'll try. My example assumes there are only 2 shafts but it can be applied to as many shafts as you need. In my example S1 represents our first shaft. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Question about the UBS
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Is there is any information on what will be contained in the 'Ultimate Builder's Set'? (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NQC for Palm
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<snip> it's too bad that all of you just HAVE to use a palm OS device. someone a long time ago ported nqc to windowsce and it works fine, i'm able to do on the fly programming and uploading with a first generation device, which i'm actually unhappy (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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<snip> from using different types of yoyos and other things i have found that the best for inert lubricating is silicon lubricant, there are also some other lubes for nylon that i can't think of but i do know that they are out there. some vcr repair (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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(24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How about ideas for new elements?
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I would like to try using threaded nylon rods. Where can you buy them? I've only used steel threaded rods to restrain large axial forces (e.g. in a crane turntable). I've also used smooth 3/16" bar stock when I needed a very stiff and strong axle (I (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) If you use NQC then you can write a small program and load it into the Scout...then it behaves much like the RCX. The Scout has VERY little free memory - but it's enough to allow it to act as a dumb peripheral, turning motors on and off and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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