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Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:47:54 GMT
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Pink Tail <pinkmice@borg.!NoMoreSpam!com>
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Wow! You're not kidding. I thought my $40 designs were a bit
over the top (1/3 cost of basic RCX) but $128 is crazy. If people
really are going to pay these prices, then maybe we should make
lego specific devices more accessible.
How much interest is there out there for these more exotic sensors
built specifically for RCX use?
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Gasperi <gasperi@alynk.com>
To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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> Jim West <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
> news:4.2.0.58.19991228154331.00c06260@mail.frii.com...
> > LEGO - DCP Sensor Adapter D779917 $53.75
> > Sound Sensor
> > 50dBA to 100dBA; frequency response is nominal A-weighted.
> > D990247 $75
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> A total of $128 for a sound sensor! You can build one yourself for 1/10 • of
> that.
> http://www.plazaearth.com/usr/gasperi/lego.htm
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| (...) I think the question is how much the sensor does for the money. I have just finished a design for a line tracker sensor, that cost a lot to develop (half a dozen prototypes, and a couple of tiny PCB's), but the cost to build would only be a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Jim West <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199912...rii.com... (...) A total of $128 for a sound sensor! You can build one yourself for 1/10 of that. (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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