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Hi, I too am collecting the Cybot thingy. However, I think that buying extra issues will be an expensive way to get extra sensors, when the parts are cheaper bought separately. Also, the bespoke plugs and sockets would have to be stripped off, and (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yeah, you're right, of course :) ehehe... I would try first to buy them at an electronics shop or something, then search the web shops (...) I'm a bit electronics-o-phobic, that's why I use LEGO instead of jumping into "real" robotics, with (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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You said: (...) I quite agree, but this might be a fairly safe first step... (...) All the circuit boards have been cleverly designed to allow interfacing between the sensors and the processor boards. The Lego CPU (aka the RCX) uses an active sensor (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Mike Reddy said: (...) hmmm... I did a search once, a "long" time ago, only to find DIY schematics. It's time to do a search again :). Maybe I'll find some already-built'n'ready-to-sell distance sensors "shop". (...) I have two small rotative (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Try these sites out for pre-built units: (URL) good start for build-your-own is (URL) you find what you're looking for! Robert Templeton (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The trouble with this (I suppose) is that the precision of the A-to-D convertor in the RCX is going sharply limit the angular precision when that number range is 'stretched' over ten revolutions. I've seen the devices you talk about though - (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) For what it's worth, there is another type of high-accuracy potentiometer which is used primarily in instrumentation. They are usually used with vernier dials to set accurate values. Their advantage is that, unlike most basic, common (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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