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(...) I found a reference to the need to pull the solar cell out of the charging circuit when in darkness - is this necessary? Also, how should I select a diode for this purpose? Sean Cunningham MSI Consulting Group www.msiconsulting.com (28 years ago, 17-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Solar Ni-Cad Charging
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Attach leads to same place the charger goes. + to +, - to -. Don't forget the diode. To be safe, monitor the current when the batteries are fully charged. Should not be more than 50ma. It is a good idea to cycle the nicad's about once a month. That (...) (28 years ago, 17-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone tried the IC software (freeware or newtonlabs beta) with a PCI PowerMac? I'm in touch with someone who is having trouble, and I wonder if we can confirm a problem. Thanks, Fred (28 years ago, 17-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handy Board "To Do List"
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Hi Fred, I noticed the To Do list on the HB page and just wanted to mention a couple of things: 1) The shaft encoders from the IC distribution work without modification. I've been using encoders.icb and encoders.c successfully. I haven't tested (...) (28 years ago, 17-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | new stuff on HB web site
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Greetings HB users, I thought people might want to know about new stuff on the HB web site -- * printed hardcopy docs of the HB assembly pages. much nicer than printing out the web pages. available as a PS file (level II only) or a PDF file. * web (...) (28 years ago, 17-Apr-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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