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Re: Extreme Creatures, Cybermasters, etc?
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:04:38 GMT
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mattdm@#spamcake#mattdm.org
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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> In the supplied models that use the treads, the wheels are suspended by
> four very large specialized pieces, one on each side of the wheels.
But you could use the treads without, yeah? I'd really like some better
treads, as the ones that come in Mindstorms RIS, Tread Trekker, and Mountain
Rambler are too small for a lot of things. (Particularly, hard to power
and still have a lot of clearance underneath your vehicle.)
> the wheels/treads directly. The treaded constructions has a lot of
> friction inherented, so the motors must be extremely powerful to drive
> them. I notice that the motor part of the unit gets somewhat hot after
> playing with it, so it probably spends batteries quite quickly.
Interesting. The batteries in my Mindstorms creations seem to last forever.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| (...) Yes, you can. I haven't tried that, though, so it may very well be that you'll have a hard time trying build a chassis that fits the treads correctly. But it's probably just a matter of adjusting the yellow wheels properly. An interesting (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) Yup. First thing I did was put the treads on and try to get into the manual control bit. Unsuccessfully, as it turned out. So I watched about 20 min of video, some of which was cool, then discovered that my (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Well, there are five yellow wheels on each side, and the tread goes round them. The wheels are probably as large as the medium pulley and one stud wide, with a narrow but deep groove in the center to keep the treads on track. The treads are (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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