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Re: Laser Module for Mindstorms is Here!
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:45:55 GMT
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Here is an application idea:
Cat toy
My cats love to hunt the point like light spot. You can programm the RXC to
entertain the cats while being away ..
comments?
__Reimer
Brett Carver <brett_carver@agilent.com> wrote in message
news:38421196.108A@agilent.com...
> Josh Yeager wrote:
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> > In an earlier post, I talked about a laser attachment for
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> > Mindstorms that I was planning on making.
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> I see several types of questions about these lasers, so I thought
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> I'd jump in with a few comments of my own...
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> Josh put out an announcement about these a while back and got several
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> pre-orders (mine included). He made a bunch and shipped me an early
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> one so I could do some basic testing for him. He's got some made
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> (and can probably make more) so this is his second call for orders.
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> They're build inside two 2 2x6 bricks with a 2x6 plate on the bottom.
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> His assembly techniques are pretty good, and while they don't look
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> machine built, they're pretty clean.
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> The unit I had would trigger with an RCX motor setting of 2-8 at
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> various levels of brightness. Level 1 wasn't enough to fire the laser.
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> Alighment of the laser to the lego is fair (mine was down and to the
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> left some), but it's workable.
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> They're aren't any clear applications. It's like most things, you can
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> use it for whatever you can create. Since lasers are so focused (isn't
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> that the point?) I'm not sure how well they'll work for targeting or
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> ranging, but they sure look COOL mounted on a robot moving around a
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> room at night.
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> They're a fun addition to your tool-set even if you don't fine a
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> "real" use for them. At least, I like mine.
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> --
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> Brett Carver
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> brett_carver@agilent.com
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> (707) 577-4344
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