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RE: Parts List
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:34:30 GMT
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Original-From:
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Mar, Ericson <ericson.mar@csfb.%spamless%com>
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I believe The Robot Store sells the kit for $170...but not including the
Expansion board. Check the HB site for the site.
> Ericson Mar
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Hayward [SMTP:ghayward@cisco.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 9:57 AM
> To: handyboard@media.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Parts List
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> I have just helped 12 people build up the handy board with expansion board
> at a cost of 165 each. But I live in the Heart of Silicon Valley. I was
> able to get board and all but five components locally. Those were the
> 68HC11, LCD, 470 cap, inductor and the IR sensors.
> The boards were from Douglas , a local company and very helpful.
> The up side of building the board is that you get a chance to really
> understand what all the components do, The down side is you get to find
> pout what all the components do during debug.
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> If you have time and the resources to do it on your own and, someone to
> ask question of, this can be a lot of fun.
> Good luck with what ever route you take.
> Greg H
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> froAt 05:07 PM 9/4/99 -0400, MAR ERICSON wrote:
> > It would be cheaper to buy it in kit form.
> >
> > If you try to collect the parts it may wind up more expesive due to
> > shipping...depending on how n\many places you gotta go to...and also,
> > availability, hunting the parts down, etc. This method is the worst.
> >
> > Unless you want the exercise of building the board, you should buy the
> > assembled one. Many problems arise from building the board. Even if you
> > have no problems, the time you take to build the board may be quite
> > long. It depends on your experience with soldering etc. But if you're a
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> > board assembling pro, you have no need for the excercise.
> >
> > Each approach has its own merits. It depends on what you want to • accomplish.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > -----------
> > ericson mar
> > Robotics Consultant
> > mar@cooper.edu
> > (212)353-4356
> >
> > Department of Mechanical Engineering
> > The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Conboy wrote:
> >
> > > Do any of you have a more informative parts list? (Or did I miss it on • the
> > > ftp site?) I am looking at buying the gear to build 25 handyboards for • a
> > > High school project and need to find out if it would be cheaper to buy/ • have
> > > the parts donated or purchase them in kit form. The maual has a parts • list,
> > > but some of the components don't have the specs that I need. ie:
> > > monolithic capacitors- What capacity, tolerence, etc.
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance,
> > > Tyler
> > >
> > >
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