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RE: Suggestions for AC-powered motor?
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:56:34 GMT
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<[rhempel@bmts.com]NoMoreSpam[]>
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> Hi Technic folks. I need some help with a practical application
> to which I'm
> trying to apply a Lego solution. The lights in my new office are
> motion-activated - no way to turn them on all the time - and the
> detector is
> behind my monitor! So I thought I'd build me a waving-machine,
> windmill or the
> like, to keep the lights on. However, all the power sources I
> know of take
> batteries, except the Control Centre, which I think is overkill
> and I wouldn't
> want to tie mine up permanently. How can I get an ordinary motor
> to run on AC
> power? Thanks for any advice!
Ummm, if the lights are going out because the motion detector
is behind your monitor, you should either move the monitor or
move the detector.
While a LEGO solution will work, it's really an impractical
wasy to fix what is really an infrastructure problem....
Who thinks this stuff up, anyways?
PS. I may sound a bit sour on this subject, but worker-unfriendly
office space is one of my pet peeves!
Cheers, Ralph Hempel
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| (...) Believe me, I tried the easy way first... let's just say the Pointy-Haired Boss _does_ work in my admin department. Federal government - any other questions? Actually my new space is much nicer than the old, even if I have only three walls and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| Hi Technic folks. I need some help with a practical application to which I'm trying to apply a Lego solution. The lights in my new office are motion-activated - no way to turn them on all the time - and the detector is behind my monitor! So I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.technic)
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