Hey, BEAMers, While contemplating one of my magbots' chaotic orbits, I was browsing thru my Digikey catalog and came across some nifty, and cheap, sensors: ...
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caleb_kraft
Nov 1, 2003 8:40 pm
for those who haven't seen this before.. http://www.sodaplay.com/ build moving creations who's movement is based on a simple sine wave. It would seem to me...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Nov 1, 2003 9:50 pm
... I uploaded it to here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beam/files/Attachments/ J Wolfgang Goerlich...
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Neil
psyclesam
Nov 2, 2003 1:05 am
Hello fellow Beamers, For some time now I have wanted to webpub a tutorial of how to make a SMD solar engine. Well thanks to the easy to use Gallery at...
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Bruce Robinson
bruce_and_barb
Nov 2, 2003 1:23 am
... Both those look interesting, David. The "sensing element" in the Zircon iSensor is nothing more than three large pads etched out of the cladding on the...
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Ori
ori_barbut
Nov 2, 2003 3:24 am
Ohhh! I really like this tutorial, Neil! Thanks a lot for posting it! Ori...
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Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Nov 2, 2003 3:24 am
... Very interesting animations, but no links to mechanical applications that I could find. This looks like somethig that might be done with electroactive...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Nov 2, 2003 4:32 am
... Excellent! I cannot wait to try this out. J Wolfgang Goerlich...
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CALEB KRAFT
caleb_kraft
Nov 2, 2003 5:22 am
doesn't anyone else see how simple it would be to adapt some of this to simple oscillating gearmotors? I'm good with the mechanical, its the circuit that ...
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Steve
kd_ss
Nov 2, 2003 5:51 am
A while ago i created a turbot using a simple miller frestyled se, a futaba modified servo, and two garden lamp solar cells. Originally it used one 4700uF...
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Wilf Rigter
wilf_nv
Nov 2, 2003 7:18 am
The most likely explanation is that you are using 5.5V "memory backup" super caps. These have a high internal resistance (tens of ohms) which limits available...
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Frank van der Hulst (...
frankvdhnz
Nov 2, 2003 9:45 am
... I thought the animations were interesting too. And in some of the animations (eg the 'method1' on the zoo page http://www.sodaplay.com/zoo/index.htm) I...
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Martin Jay McKee
martinjaymckee
Nov 2, 2003 10:29 am
Don't get me wrong, I can see how you could use gear motors for this type of thing. I'd prefer to do it with a linear actuator of some sort though. There's...
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Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Nov 2, 2003 12:36 pm
... for this type of ... though. ... to linear ... you could always ... well. Either ... I've mentioned the Elliptec piezoelectric motor before, but haven't ...
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Steve
kd_ss
Nov 2, 2003 4:17 pm
Wilf, Thanks, i attempted adding a 2200uF cap in parallel with the 1F Super Cap (YOu were right on the ball with the 5.5V super cap, and i looked into it, the...
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Phil McCary
phmiii
Nov 2, 2003 4:37 pm
Steve: If you like the .047F Cap., you may like its big brother (1F Cap.): http://sales.goldmine-elec.com/prodinfo.asp?prodid=8858 I have had good results with...
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Steve
kd_ss
Nov 2, 2003 6:04 pm
Goldmine Electronics is where i ordered the 0.047F and 1F caps from. Unfortunately, Wilf informed me that the internal resistance of the 1F caps is too high....
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rstark007
Nov 2, 2003 6:13 pm
Has anyone come up with a kit that has a little bot running around your desk sweeping up dust? I think this is a great idea but I don't have the knowledge or...
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Bill Noble
billn204
Nov 2, 2003 6:54 pm
Working on the mvse seen here http://downloads.solarbotics.com/PDF/Bicore_Experimenters_PCB/BEP-MSE1.pdf Problem is that the motor doesnt turn on. It just...
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Phil McCary
phmiii
Nov 2, 2003 7:42 pm
Bill: I have had similar problems with Fred SE. The Miller SE is my favorite! Try this one first: http://downloads.solarbotics.net/PDF/SR1381.pdf Phil ... ...
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adishavit
Nov 2, 2003 8:04 pm
WELL DONE Neil!! Looking forward to the next one! Adi...
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adishavit
Nov 2, 2003 8:05 pm
Hi, I've been thinking about using the (relatively) cheaply available Chinese-made rechargeable drill/screwdrivers to build a walker. Hopefully a cat-sized...
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Frank van der Hulst (...
frankvdhnz
Nov 2, 2003 8:32 pm
... linear motion that seems, somehow, overly complex :-) I'm not sure how serious you are when you say "overly complex :-)". Taking it seriously... converting...
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vigeantbj4z
Nov 2, 2003 9:51 pm
http://www.geocities.com/Readeij62/index.html...
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josh smith
manchiald
Nov 2, 2003 11:56 pm
good idea! Not sure it has been done yet. Why dont you try and make a sumo bot from the junkbots book and modify it with a swiffer sweeper pad on the bottom. ...
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chris
chrisbrenizer
Nov 3, 2003 1:31 am
and it's even better if you think it farther out. a robot that stays on a surface and cleans...one for the top of the tv, one for the coffe table, one for the...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Nov 3, 2003 2:14 am
I think Josh is on to something about using the Junkbots mini-sumo circuit. However, the relays may chew up too much current. If you are going to use solar...
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Steve
kd_ss
Nov 3, 2003 2:38 am
Hello all, its me again. I am interested in using the circuit from Grants Beam Page ( http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Circuits/BBPV2_CL.gif ) using the ...
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Adi Shavit
adishavit
Nov 3, 2003 3:32 am
WELL DONE Neil!! Looking forward to the next one! Adi ... From: Neil To: Beam (E-mail) Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 3:05 AM Subject: [beam] SMD SE photo...
