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I have a really nice, and very expensive (somebody gave it to me), Tech 2432A dual trace scope with storage. I have also built about 20 boards of various kinds, some of my own design. The scope has lots of dust on it, although it looks great on the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handyboard in mix with SSC II Servo Controller
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Hi, We are trying to conntect Handyboard to SSC II Mini Servo Controller so we can control more servo motors. Can anyone tell us how to connect these two pieces and work them together? Also, where is the serial output of the Handyboard, and ground? (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: recharging battery
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(...) You will need some good equipment, or you will need lots of patience and a good DVM. Here are the steps to rejuvinating old NiCds IF they can be recovered. If they have suffered the effects of overcharging (common) then they may not be (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Interfaced your Sonar with HB
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Hi Everyone! It looks like Frankie Lai has found a way to interface the sonar I have on my site to the HB. Here are his comments: (...) hihi, me again......I think you know already, but I would like to precise it. The echo line through NOT gate is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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I would like to attach a LM34 to my miniboard. In testing the LM34 at a room temperature of 60F, the device gives me a reading of .6V. The docs say that every 10mv=1F, so it seems to be working correctly. When I attach it to one of the analog ports (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: handy board troubles...
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great, that's excellent! the key trick was pulling all the socketed chips. it's a weird but true fact that chips that don't have valid logic supplies can draw power in from their inputs pins (when the inputs are high) and operate off of that leeched (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) I traced the lack of power to a dead wire between C5 and pin 28 of U14; soldering a small piece of wire between these connections fixed it. Thanks, everything works perfectly now! (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: handy board troubles...
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that's possible, it's easy enough to test (just check continuity across F1). more likely that U14 croaked. is there batt pwr on its input side. f. In your message you said: (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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hi all i have come across some old batteries and want to know the best way to charge them. the batteries are from mobile radios. motorola. 7.5V. 1200mAh. Nickel-Cadmium. can someone enlighten me on the best method to rejuvenate and charge these type (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Yes, that was indeed the problem. Upon removing all the ICs, the power to U14 disappeared. What could cause this, a blown fuse at F1? (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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