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Re: Voltage generator
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:00:16 GMT
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jeff <jeff@uenNOMORESPAM.org>
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Daniel,

    Peter Hesketh posted a similar suggestion, and yes the motor may be
too firm for the job.  I'll play around and do some testing, this week or
as I can get time. Then I'll post the results. My goal is to end up with a
pure Lego anemometer or one as close as possible.  I'm not a complete
purist my self, but it may be of use to those who are *grin*


Jeff D. Payne
UtahLINK Network Operations

On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Daniel Miller wrote:

On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, jeff wrote:

I was thinking of the windmill/current concept - though am open to better
suggestions.

I figure it would take quite a gale to turn over the gear motor with any
degree of accuracy, but you might be able to rig something with the
rotation sensor and a model airplane prop.


Daniel "Dan'l" Miller                Senior, School of Aeronautics and
danielmi@ecn.purdue.edu              Astronautics, Purdue, Indiana
                "Stadtluft macht frei." - German proverb

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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics


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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Voltage generator
 
It occurs to me that a pure Lego solution could be constructed fron a fibre-optic doodad and a light sensor. Get your mechanisim to rotate the fibre-optic rotator, use one fibre pointing at the light sensor, and bingo! instant anero...wossname. and (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Voltage generator
 
(...) I figure it would take quite a gale to turn over the gear motor with any degree of accuracy, but you might be able to rig something with the rotation sensor and a model airplane prop. Daniel "Dan'l" Miller Senior, School of Aeronautics and (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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