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RE: A good toy to hack for the HB?--TIA
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:20:05 GMT
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Original-From:
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Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis=ihatespam=.com>
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http://www.damark.com/shopping/damark/LEVEL1/LEVEL2/LEVEL3/bud/B88991652396.
html
This is from Damark, $60 for the same tank. (If the URL doesn't work go to
www.damark.com and search for 'tank')
--Chuck McManis
At 03:31 PM 1/7/80 -0300, Jose Luis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have seen a M1 Tank from Hobbico:
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> http://www.hobbico.com/cars/hcac0001.html
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> It's at sell at www.towerhobbies.com at U$S 120.
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> some data :
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> Length: 18" (457.2mm) Width: 8" (203.2mm)
> Height: 6" (154mm) Width of Tread: 1-1/4" (32mm)
> Length of Turret: 6-3/8" (162mm) Scale: 1/20
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>
> Bye,
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> Jose Luis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter <eacmen@att.net>
> To: HandyBoard <handyboard@media.mit.edu>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 8:35 PM
> Subject: A good toy to hack for the HB?--TIA
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > The school year's starting and I need to commence my annual science
> > project.
> >
> > I wanted a good RC car to hack. The LEGOs aren't sufficient. I don't
> > need speed at all, actually I'd rather it be slow but I can always gear
> > it down. But I would like servo controlled steering. Has anyone bought
> > an RC car from Radio Shack or something that works well with the HB? If
> > not where how could I build a good sturdy base that has servo-controlled
> > steering?
> >
> >
> > Also is there a way to have 2 Polaroid Ultra Sonic sensors connected to
> > one HB?
> >
> > Has anyone ever connected a regular household smoke detector to the HB?
> > How would you do it?
> >
> > What I want to do is have smoke detectors all over my house and have
> > them connected to an HB so that it can tell another HB what "sector" the
> > fire is in. And somehow the robot is supposed to find the room and put
> > out the fire. I'm not sure how yet.
> >
> > Thanks in advance (TIA)
> >
> > --Peter Eacmen
> > Boston Latin School
>
>
>
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| Hello all, The school year's starting and I need to commence my annual science project. I wanted a good RC car to hack. The LEGOs aren't sufficient. I don't need speed at all, actually I'd rather it be slow but I can always gear it down. But I would (...) (27 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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