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| What can the 4x4 green capacitors be used for concerning mindstorms? I am involved with a team of elementary scholl kids who have recently received nearly two-hundred of them. We just can't see what they could be used for, especially for a FLL-type (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) They can demonstrate energy storage. Wire together a capacitor and a motor (put a nice wheel on the motor so you have a way to turn the axle). Turn the axle, and the motor will act as a generator, pumping energy into the capacitor which will (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Thanks, I'll try to set up an experiment using this. (...) We have no solar cells, which would have been cool, but the battery idea is useful. We have a lot of mini-motors, so maybe one of those attached to a bank... (...) No polarity switches (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| "Andrew G. Meyer" <agmlego@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I2JLKD.1KEL@lugnet.com... (...) nearly (...) especially (...) They are quite useful with the Lego Solar Cell. They will regulate the out put at 2.5 volts DC. (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic)
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