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Re: How good is 8485 Technic Control Center?
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:18:27 GMT
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The control panel has three outputs. One is off/on controled by separate
push button switches. The other two are controled by a 2-axis pad which
behaves like a joystick with North-South/East-West output. The controler
has a 9VDC power input jack and can also accept 6 1.5VDC 'C' cells. The
other neat feature that the control center has is the ability to record
output sequencing on 2 channels. There is a limit to the number of steps it
can record, don't know off the top of my head.
I picked up an 8485 from DYA when they still had them.
If you're interested, I have a DACTA Control Center (first generation) for
sale. Its basically the same as the one in 8485 with some cosmetic
differences. Reply directly if you're interested. Its similar to:
http://pitsco-legodacta-store.com/pld5/itm_src.icl?orderidentifier=ID9514049
42718420C7D&passidentifier=W979752&eflag=0&oneortwo=1&searchformat=all&searc
hnumber=1&srcdoc=index.icl%3Forderidentifier%3DID951404942718420C7D&searchst
ring=control&curpos=1&itempos=17&orderstring=name
You'll probably have to cut/paste the above string into your browser :-(
-Rob.
Gus Altobello Jr <altobello@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:r399bsk3kp0i1qrvp0c1i14b7nds1pq3h9@4ax.com...
> I've seen a few 8485 Technic Control Center for sale at various online
> sites, it's the one that builds the helicopter or dinosaur and has
> some sort of control panel.
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> From a standpoint of building Technic creations to interface with
> Rokenbok, owning an RCX and Scout and looking for a CodePilot, is the
> control panel a worthwhile investment?
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> I've never seen more than the picture on the box, so don't know what
> it does or how useful it would be. (My suspicions are "not much" and
> "not very"...)
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 | | Re: How good is 8485 Technic Control Center?
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| (...) One slight clarification. The 2 push buttons that control one of the motors both turn the motor on, but in different directions. Also, one nice thing about the joystick is that it has 8 different positions, allowing you to control the two (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: How good is 8485 Technic Control Center?
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| (...) Pitsco Lego Dacta 2000 print catalog describes the Technic Control Center #979752 ($92 + $19.50 AC Adapter) as: - Precisely control and program motors, lamps, and sound elements. - 3 output ports. - Stores 2 programs. - No computer interface. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| I've seen a few 8485 Technic Control Center for sale at various online sites, it's the one that builds the helicopter or dinosaur and has some sort of control panel. From a standpoint of building Technic creations to interface with Rokenbok, owning (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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