No need to despair... One can injection mold smaller parts in one's own garage. All that's needed is a large older drill press, a decent vise and an injection...
Doug Thanks for the voltage multiplier circuits. ... to me. You could be right. I found it on a scap of paper in my filing cabinet - probably copied out of a...
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Message text written by INTERNET:SeattleRobotics@yahoogroups.com ... end of the '>' ? If you connect an anode to the positive of a battery and the cathode to...
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... instruments and measurements, and i must make a device to measure the angle using light, or > anyhing optical, if you could give me some links or guidlines...
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Look at the absolute maximum ratings of any IC - you'll find that the signal pins can't handle going more than a fraction of a Volt beyond the power supply...
Hello Seattle Robotics, In case any folks would like a Las Vegas vacation, I would like to announce the LVBots Challenge. It is our club's first autonomous...
Whoops, let me try again with the proper subject. Hello Seattle Robotics, In case any folks would like a Las Vegas vacation, I would like to announce the...
... Hmm I'm interested in which one, I am currently looking at these. The Silicon Logic CP2102 parts from Mouser look pretty good but no telling on anyone's...
I'm hunting a diy servo controller suitable for a brush dc motor with feedback potentiomenter. The osmc appears to be serious overkill (read money) since my...
... robotics is the art of syncopating the arts of electronics, mechanics, structural and systems engineering along with a healthy dose of creativity,...
Hey All, I am looking for something cheaper like this or equivalent to. http://www.modelcontrol.com/maxminicon.htm Please post if you have any ideas or...
Can someone point me to a or the best glossary of robotic terms? I am not sure if I understand all the terms (more acronyms) that everyone is using here. BTW,...
i think google is about the best glossary you'll find, although i'm sure there are smaller ones that are more to your liking lying around.. may just have to...
... I am not... the math just works out the same no mater what way you do it. if you understand BIN numbers then you already know that attaching 1 button to...
Hey Triffid, same here.. ur definition was cool.. fwded it to quite a few friends... can i quote u too on my website? dj geocities.com/djlabsindia ... -- DIVYA...
Throughout the land, the words of Triffid the Wise were repeated with great fervour. Over the eons, it became known as Triffid's Law, replacing the more...
... The AVR Freaks site is great if you're running Windows, but they package up the nice GCC-based tools with the Cygwin compatibility stuff for Windows and...
Triffid Hunter, I tend to agree with you. The mars rover was a glorified remote control buggy. But what an impressive remoter controlled buggy, and in the end...
Google is great, but it also leads me on wild goose chases. ... i'm sure there are smaller ones that are more to your liking lying around.. may just have to...
Does anyone know if the standard ultrasound sensors such as Daventech can tolerate getting wet or if this will this ruin them? Do you know if water drops on...
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And another interesting question, assuming that your sensors are protected from the rain. Will the sensors detect rain drops or "see through" them? Dave...
You mean an actual application that people would pay for? That must be some sort of holy grail for roboticists :-) Except, usually roboticists are more...
Well, simply the fact that they are electronic devices means that getting the board wet is a really bad idea. However, if you had them under an "awning" so...
Most keyboard would require quite a lot of force to press, at least in terms of what is required to grasp an object. From what I heard, the microphone idea is...
I made a 2x4 with a slot in it with a cross-cut saw, clamped down to the table to hold PCB's verticle while salvaging. Cheaper than a vise if you don't...
Windshield wiper motors have worm gears. but they are pretty big, and generally go for, yes, $20 where I've been able to find them. You might be able to get...