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(...) I have two pictures I grabbed from an eBay auction awhile back. I've uploaded them to my Brickshelf folder: (URL) (post mod) (URL) all the information I could find about that set. It looks like it was designed as a line-folowing robot, which (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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Hmm - I originally forgot to add lugnet.technic to this post, please post any comments/thoughts you may have to share with others. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:IAyr24.C76@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) You're right I believe it does.. I had forgotten how complex the page was, I had last viewed it some months ago.. I'm going through it now.....unfortunately my net connection is slightly hosed.. and Comcast is telling me 1 week before they can (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This is something mr Clague did tackle on his page. In his Quad242 ( (URL) ), he did just what you're wanting to do. In fact, if you can decrypt this page: (URL) you'll understand the secret. I believe the key is having "and" gates, where two (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Ok, I've look through mr Clagues site and I undertand the basics. But I have a problem in trying to design my pneumatic/switch circuit for this big nasty walker of mine: So fist a legend: _ = Extended ~ = retracted / = transition - retracting \ = (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think this robot chassis is for use with Interface I (1455), which in the UK was used with BBC Micros. I'm not sure whether any other computers would connect to it. It had 6 motor ports for 4.5V motors or lights, and 2 sensor ports that (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I was thinking there was a switch that you could clip on the battery box to control another motor. So, 1 box could control several motors through switches. But it's been a while... Steve (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have one of those motors and a coupl eof the 4.5V battery boxes, I just can't imagine trying to control a two motor chassis in this way. (mental image of me with a battery box in each hand and a thumb on each of the forward/reverse levers) (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, that's a 4.5v motor. They had a battery box that ran the motors. (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Does anyone have more infomation/plans for 1038 ERBIE the Robo-Car? I fond the refence while searching Peeron, and jumped to the Lugnet Guide entry here: (URL) looks like it build some sort of dual drive chassis, but I can't imagine what powered (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd say that's a really good start. Many of the modules I've seen have places where the balls get stuck. Considering the number of balls running through the contraption, it's not really a big deal. Steve (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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All you need to do now is figure out how to stop those balls from collecting in the two places they do in the video and you're all set! ;) Good luck with it! Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Gustavo Brinck" <gustav@mi.cl> wrote in message (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) And it's good to start them young :) C S (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Today I started working on Steve's idea of GBC for next BrickFest, I really enjoyed, I even have a fan... Here is the video (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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The shocks that I used are yellow ones from the 8458 set with the stiffened springs and worked well, but I actually found better springs for these shocks that were the same exact size, but slightly thicker.(See Pic) (URL) the Enzo should not have a (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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There are models on this site that will blow your mind(That is unless you've already seen them) (URL) stuff. (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) A wankel rotary engine indeed, I'll need to have custom parts injectionmoulded... (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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I forget; did you say you were going to try to make a rotary engine out of legos? I assume it has a rotary engine because the RX-7 had dual rotors. You might have already answered that question in a previous email, but I can't find it. (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Could anyone point me to a good resource or a bunch of links for building chassises (or however you pluralize it) for Model Team scale, with emphasis on those meant for sports and concept cars? I tried looking at the official sets, but most of them (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, it's actually a kind of cool process, molding two different types of plastic together into one piece. But a lot of people wanted it to be separate pieces. (...) Try BrickSet ((URL) and BZPower ((URL) for pictures and descriptions. - (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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