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Re: pneumatics & mindstorms?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:10:58 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (S. Crawshaw) writes:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Mario Ferrari wrote:
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> > With 3 or 4 tanks you can perform some very fast pneumatic actions in • sequence
> > without problems, and then give the compressor its time to restore pressure.
> > Luckily enough, a few months ago I was able to order some air tanks at the
> > French Lego Service (the european version of S@H). I think France is the • only
> > country where they are available as spare parts.
>
> How much did they cost? It's a real pain to get them by any other means...
51.99 FF, that means 7.93 Euros. About 8.40 USD at current exchange rate.
The problems is they don't ship abroad. To get them here in Italy I had to
send a check in FF and ask them for shipping to a French address (my parent's
vacation house near Nice). Finally I got them here and shipped part of them to
friends in US.
BTW, they sell also Fiber Optic Motors at 87,99 FF = 13.41 Euros, about 14.25
USD.
I plan to issue another order before the end of this year. If you (or any
other) are interested, I put your name on my list. I warn you: you have to
wait for I send a check by mail, wait for it gets there, wait for them to
clear it, wait for they ship the parts to my parent's house, wait for somebody
from my family goes there and brings them to myself, wait for the packet I
ship arrives at your home. A long story... :-)
A keen French Legomaniac could help a lot...
Mario
http://www.geocities.com/~marioferrari
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