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I was just looking at this, and realized why the male posts have only partly-exposed connectors. ISTHERE an online description of these connectors and how they work on sensors and actuators?? ISTHERE anyone online selling additional or modified (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Terry King <tking@together.net> wrote in message news:MPG.12473151db6...net.com... (...) My pages goes into a lot of this type of stuff. (URL) has a couple of patents on the connector, but I don't have the numbers handy. They show the details of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here's one of the patents: (URL) ISTHERE any source for equivalent brick connectors other (...) I agree with Mike--cutting up wire bricks (motor wires) is probably the easiest thing. There are four methods that I know about: 1. Cutting wire (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks, Jonathan && Others... I'll look at the patent. With all the 'clones' out there, is it likely that Lego would complain if someone made compatible-but-not- identical connectors?? How do they handle the Clone Market?? Couple of questions, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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On the subject of making connector blocks, I have been very successful with taking the conductor strips you get as a S@H service pack, hacking two squares out, slotting one edge of each of the 2x2s, soldering wires to that side, slotting the inside (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I think xylene or xylol (sold under the brand name Goof Off (tm) ) would dissolve the ABS plastic. It dissolves every other type of plastic I've tried. (...) There are much better reasons why you can't have universal solvents. See (URL) if you (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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OK, I have a pretty good working solution. I used "contact cement": The SOLVENT kind, not the Water Based kind. I did two experiments in attaching .002 inch thick copper foil to the Lego bricks. The copper foil has a self- adhesive coating to start (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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