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Re: Service pack 5111 - Wires - no longer available
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:16:01 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, John Barnes writes:

I think it would be foolish to try and ignore the writing on the wall. I
hope they continue to find a way to support all the educational
organizations from schools to colleges to universities who bought into the
whole Mindstorms things as a teaching resource, otherwise those institutions
are going to have a job replacing worn and damaged parts.

And yes, I totally agree with your final conclusion - its time to take
seriously the whole issue of what has to be provided to take the place of
what TLC started - and somewhat sooner than I had anticipated the need to.

Non-robotic type speaking here:

It seems to me that some enterprising individual with, say, access to a CNC
machine, a pantograph, an injection molding machine and some spare wire
could really fill a niche here. Might make some money at it as well, but
that's just the capitalist pig in me.

Matt



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  Re: Service pack 5111 - Wires - no longer available
 
Unfortunately, we're on dangerous ground here - TLC hold a patent on the 4 stud connector design :( Otherwise, I might be tempted .... JB (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Service pack 5111 - Wires - no longer available
 
Yeah, serious business huh! I will investigate the Pitsco source, but I have a feeling that it may be limited too. I think TLC are quietly pulling the plug on their whole 9v system. You can't buy 9v train connectors anymore, you now can't buy these (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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