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(...) Sorry. I've been too busy playing to post. Steve (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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(...) David, Sorry I can't explain this very well, but the leaky bucket will not provide an acceptable interface between the fast & slow modules, like you're suggesting. Steve (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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So, there were BETA TESTERS who now have experience with NXT (but were sworn to silence). But now NXT is shipping and customers have received their sets. So those Beta Testers and those New Customers should be PUBLISHING new and exotic models to (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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(...) I have three designs on paper for leaky bucket modules. The basic version of what I had in mind was a simple large hopper to receive balls from either the faster modules, the train, or both. The output would be a simple lifter, which was run (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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(...) Or to put it another way, use a GBC train system to handle 0.5 bps at a splitter module, so that downstream of the splitter the thinned stream would be 0.5 bps. This would seem to require (a) a dedicated train (& room for it), (b) a splitter (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I guess I don't understand what you mean by a leaky bucket module. I'm imagining something that would work well for "smoothing" the flow, but it will require the output to match the average input. (...) Last year, one section of the GBC was (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX vs NXT for FIRST?
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(...) How old are they, and will they be competing in the future? And is this going to be a long-term (5+ year) program, or a flash in the pan? It would seem the NXT will end up being a significant (the only?) FLL kit in the future, as LEGO phases (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have offered to help out setting up my kids new classroom to compete in FIRST. I was asked which kid they should get, as both the NXT and RCX are available. Assuming I am mentoring, I would prefer the RCX, as I am familiar with both it and (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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(...) Another thing we might try is to implement this splitter at the junction of the throughput zones to catch any ball overflow from the leaky bucket module. Then this shunted ball flow could be loaded onto several train cars and haulled around (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: NXT compatible bluetooth adapters
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I can report success with a EPOX BT-DG02 dongle on both XP SP2 and Mac OS X 10.4.7. I've taken the liberty of putting this data in a ViaList (an application I've been working on for a while). It's available to all at (URL) monitor this thread and (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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