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Subject:	Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2001 01:43:07 GMT
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How about Solar powered? http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay/solar.htm Check the bottom of the page. -- Bob Fay THE SHOP http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay "Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3C2BB0AB.17BC05FC@airmail.net... > Steve Hassenplug wrote: > > > I don't remember seeing it on the new engine, but my old engine had a > > connection for a light (headlights). Couldn't that be used? I doubt • the > > engine has internal protection, so it seems like you could connect the > > output of the RCX directly to the light connection, and drive the motor • from > > there. > > Hmmm - yes - that might actually work...although now you'd have the RCX's > power going out to the rails - so you can't run two such robots at the > same time. :-( > > ----------------------------- Steve Baker ------------------------------- > Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> > URLs : http://www.sjbaker.org > http://plib.sf.net http://tuxaqfh.sf.net http://tuxkart.sf.net > http://prettypoly.sf.net http://freeglut.sf.net > http://toobular.sf.net http://lodestone.sf.net >

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		Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
(...) Hmmm - yes - that might actually work...although now you'd have the RCX's power going out to the rails - so you can't run two such robots at the same time. :-( ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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