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  Temperature sensor limits?
 
Does anybody know what the measurement limits are for the temperature sensor (particularly on the high end)? Do you think the sensor could be damaged by exceeding the upper limit? How about plain LEGO pieces -- does anybody know how hot you can get (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Temperature sensor limits?
 
(...) (Bitter) Experience tells me that at about 80 degrees Celsius*) the Lego plastic starts to get noticeably softer. At 90 to 100 degrees Celsius it will start to deform slowly without pressure. At this temperature most Lego will sustain (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Temperature sensor limits?
 
(...) I just have to ask: why??? -Luis ###...### "They call the faithful to their knees to hear the softly spoken magic spell:" "There's no place like home... There's no place like home... There's no place like home." -Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Temperature sensor limits?
 
(...) -- One day Dr. Franzenstein's son (4 yr. old Franzenstein Jr.) proudly presented his last creation; a live-sized basketball net of Lego. Unfourtunately Franzenstein Jr. had used 12 full length Lego axel's to make the hoop which he somehow very (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Temperature sensor limits?
 
(...) As far as I can tell, the limits of reading the temp sensor (using the RCX firmware) are from about -20C to +70C. Anything outside of that range will not get interpreted by the RCX firmware. If you're thinking about reading it in some custom (...) (26 years ago, 17-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Temperature sensor limits?
 
I loved the chronicles of Dr. Franzenstein. Please tell us more amazing, but true stories... :-) BTW, I've seen many of your models. Excellent. <ICS> -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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