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Re: LEGO Electro-magnet
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 16 Apr 2001 22:23:05 GMT
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Pete Sevcik <psevcik@NOSPAMaustin.rr.com>
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The easiest way to get an electormagnet is to hack a small 12 volt electric
clutch or brake. These have a powerful electromagnet that still has good
strength when run at 9 volts. Most of them will not overload the RCX. Edmund
Scientific sells one, but I have not tried it.
- pete.
Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net
Techno-stuff Robotics
http://www.techno-stuff.com
Robotics for FUN !
James Matthews wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Being a *complete* dufus when it comes to things like electronics, I've no
> idea how to start creating my own sensors, but I feel I have to start
> somewhere.
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> I've thought about creating a LEGO Electromagnet (uses the motor connectors
> to be turned on and off) so you can create robots that pick up things. Any
> ideas how I might go about doing this?
>
> Regards,
>
> James.
>
> - James Matthews
> Generation5: http://www.generation5.org/
> "...At the forefront of Artificial Intelligence..."
--
Pete Sevcik sevcik@flash.net
Techno-stuff Robotics
http://www.flash.net/~sevcik/
Robotics for FUN !
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| Another idea for a controllable magnet (one that could be turned on or off): Machinists use magnetic bases to hold measuring instruments firmly onto the steel ways of lathes and milling machines. The bases have a knob that permits the machinist to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Hi there, Being a *complete* dufus when it comes to things like electronics, I've no idea how to start creating my own sensors, but I feel I have to start somewhere. I've thought about creating a LEGO Electromagnet (uses the motor connectors to be (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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