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Re: 360 deg. swiveling electrical connection
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:45:18 GMT
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I am not familiar with the cyberslam darts...
Does it have to be electrical trigger (or are you planning to route
something else - a sensor perhaps) ?
If mechanical trigger is ok, perhaps you could use a lego axle up the center
of the rotary joint.
Uhm, that sounds like some kind of tacky insult. It was not meant to, sorry.
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SeeYa !
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Jim
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Hello... Is this thing on ?
Ben Kimball wrote in message ...
> I put together a quick guard turret that spins, tracks direction, and fires
> missiles from the cyber slam cannons. Perfect to guard your home territory.
Cool idea. I've been working on a wheeled tank using the add/sub
transmission discussed here. I have a small rotating turret on top of the
beast, but hadn't yet figured out a good way to trigger the CyberSlam
darts.
> Is anyone else making warbots?
You bet! Someone said there'd be a competition in Austin...
Has anyone figured out a good way to maintain an electrical connection
between two parts separated by a 360 deg. rotating joint? Wire would just
twist up eventually and pop loose or tear.
Cheers,
Ben
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Ben Kimball <mailto:ben@fusiondev.com>
Fusion Development <http://www.fusiondev.com/>
Custom Intranet Solutions P.O. Box 204325, Austin TX 78720-4325
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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 | | RE: 360 deg. swiveling electrical connection
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| The other options is to use a wire but not allow the turret to turn more than 180degrees either side of center, if you are at 179 and wish to go to -179 you have to go all the way back around rather than just nipping across those 2degrees. It's (...) (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 360 deg. swiveling electrical connection
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| (...) Cool idea. I've been working on a wheeled tank using the add/sub transmission discussed here. I have a small rotating turret on top of the beast, but hadn't yet figured out a good way to trigger the CyberSlam darts. (...) You bet! Someone said (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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