Hi Everyone, Still hacking R/C toys to build two Radio Controlled Rovers to use in a "Mars Sandbox" at the Mars Society Convention in Eugene Oregon this...
One possibility: Since the computer power supply is regulated, it would provide a constant 12V. The unregulated car battery would probably have supplied the...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Mar 2, 2003 12:18 am
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The battery shouldn't be any different than the power supply unless it was severely discharged. How did you get the "10x" number? Could this have been an ...
The most obvious reason would be a difference in the wiring resistance between the two setups but I assumed you ruled that out. My guess is that it was due to...
John B
jbpublic@...
Mar 2, 2003 7:35 am
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Hello, this is my first note to the mailing list. I first attempted to write a response to another note but decided later to write a little introduction ...
usa.net
fkerr@...
Mar 2, 2003 8:33 am
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This is the thread that "sparked" my interest in starting to write to the mailing list, pardon the pun. :) A computer power supply is a much different circuit...
usa.net
fkerr@...
Mar 2, 2003 8:44 am
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Heya guys, We, the TechHobbies Team (We are a community for all those interested in different Technology & Science Hobbies including Robotics, R/C Aircraft,...
Welcome to the group there lots of good info on here I am a scratch builder that is, here is what the robot to do now I need to design if to do that, lots of...
... I guess you could describe my approach as "cut and paste". Basically I break things down into functional modules that I can use in different ways. I...
usa.net
fkerr@...
Mar 2, 2003 7:43 pm
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monday Night Chat Date: Monday, March 3, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST (GMT-08:00) Monday Night Chat...
SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
Mar 3, 2003 3:02 pm
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Not sure if this will help. Back in the 1960's when I was working on cars, the coil was really designed to work at something like 8 volts. There was a resistor...
Hello! I'm eternally a newbie. :-) Here's a questions for everyone. My current robot contains a laptop talking to two oopics. The laptop is running linux,...
If nothing else works, you could hook up a larger battery to the laptop (with the same voltage rating), maybe. might have to be regulated between the battery...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Mar 4, 2003 1:01 am
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monday Night Chat Date: Monday, March 3, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST (GMT-08:00) Monday Night Chat...
SeattleRobotics@yahoo...
Mar 4, 2003 2:02 am
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Hey, How hard is it to shave down a 5/16" shaft to fit a flatted bore? would it be easier just to drill out the flat part and tap a 3/4"dia.x1/2" deep hub for...
Tom Capon
robot@...
Mar 4, 2003 2:44 am
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The Portland Area Robotics Society (PARTS) and the student chapter of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) at Portland State University will host...
Basically, you'll wish that you hadn't drilled out the flattened bore and put in a round shaft. The flattened bore and similar shaft will allow you to have a...
twcarroll@...
Mar 4, 2003 5:36 am
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If you have a nice sharp file and a way to keep the shaft from moving, you'll be surprised how easy it is to put a flat on the shaft. Gary Livick...
I thought some of you might be intrested in this. Mike ... <milan.brejl@m...> wrote: A free library of new motor-control TPU functions is being released, but...
If you have a nice sharp file and a way to keep the shaft from moving, you'll be surprised how easy it is to put a flat on the shaft. Gary Livick Gary's...
Does anyone have any posters or other promotional material for upcoming Robot events? I'm Supervising the robot competitions for the Everett Comm College...
I have this board already. best servo controller I have found. details $64 per board (I think) 8 servos 90 degree OR 108 degree rotation. 255 steps torque feed...
Or for an even faster way, take a dremmel cutoff tool (the kind with fiber reinforcement) and use it to create the flat. Most likely you won't have to do more...
I have just received word from Japan that the 2003 International Robot Sumo Tournament (IRST) has been cancelled. The Japanese officials and sponsors are...