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Re: Surely we cannot be outdone?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 30 May 2004 17:24:41 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Ross Crawford wrote:
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Thanks for the explanation of DE principles, Ross.
I spent some time looking at that site. I would have to say that DE is a Meccano
“tour de force”
Lego is not quite as good at complex geared mechanisms (plastic will almost
always have more lash and will require more energy input than metal) so I would
be very surprised if a DE could be built and operated reliably in LEGO.
Happily proved wrong though!
As for the last comment about attaching a Meccano steam engine, that part would
be impossible to duplicate. A pneumo engine, maybe.
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| (...) I doubt that would be possible, certainly very difficult as it works with decimal digits. Maybe possible to build a binary difference engine with pneumatics. (...) It is really quite uncomplicated, google "babbage difference engine" returns (...) (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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