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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 1, 2006 1:11 pm
I had to repair one of my wife's solar garden light ornaments, which is shaped like a snail. An LED glows through a transparent, coloured plastic shell. ...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Oct 1, 2006 1:11 pm
Excellent workmanship!...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Oct 1, 2006 1:13 pm
Solar-powering the tutorial Turbot is possible with a few modifications. First, use a high-power solar cell or substitute the motors for something more...
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Harold
haroldilano
Oct 1, 2006 2:02 pm
Hey, thanks a lot JWG! Well, I just hope I can still do more interesting BEAM bots. Oops, by the way, Rovore is nearly fully- charged by means of my 100 watts...
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wilf rigter
wilf_nv
Oct 1, 2006 4:35 pm
Nice example of a solar engine with relatively high leakage current, in this case, ~400ua. There are other hyper simple circuits with similar performance. ...
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Harold
haroldilano
Oct 2, 2006 12:22 am
Guys guys guys! Hi again to all! Hey, I just finished uploading 2 new video clips of Rovore, under the video clips section. Enjoy and happy BEAMing! See yah! ...
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wilf rigter
wilf_nv
Oct 2, 2006 5:22 am
Well done Harold! I am in awe with the depth of detail and marvelous presentation of the project. Some of your best work yet! I will have some more technical...
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Harold
haroldilano
Oct 2, 2006 11:54 am
Hi Wilf, Sir! Nice to see you again here! :D Oh, thank you so much for the warm compliments. Thank you! ;) Well, I know there are some technical issues about...
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jabmechtech
Oct 2, 2006 4:56 pm
... 2 ... for ... turbot ... a ... lights. ... everyday things in a BEAM way. I was wondering if I could build a turbot with a miller engien ensted of a...
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jabmechtech
Oct 2, 2006 5:05 pm
... the ... robot ... one ... be ... Thanks J Wolfgang Goerlich, I am greatfull for the help. it looks like I'll have to get some 74Ac240s or 245s then. ...
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Harold
haroldilano
Oct 2, 2006 10:28 pm
... Hello Jabmechtech! You're welcome! Well, I'm not yet in turbots, bu I guess you can use solar engines to make a small turbot. The idea here is to use a ...
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Harold
haroldilano
Oct 2, 2006 10:55 pm
Oh and by the way, you may want to experiment with "voltage pump" circuits for your turbot. You can use the voltage pump or the voltage doubler to kick more...
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beam@yahoogroups.com
Oct 6, 2006 2:12 pm
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 6, 2006 2:12 pm
Hi all, I recently spent an enjoyable afternoon helping my 8yo son build a kit robot at a school holiday program run by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 6, 2006 2:28 pm
Here's the right reference for firnagzen's original idea. http://www.maj.com/gallery/nuts-about-bionicle/BEAM/minisumo_schematic_logic.gif...
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wilf_nv
Oct 6, 2006 5:15 pm
What about this circuit using a small bridge rectifier? http://www.user.dccnet.com/wrigter/motordecoder.gif wilf ... kit ... produces ... care ... the ... have...
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wilf_nv
Oct 6, 2006 7:29 pm
Or this 2 diode motor decoder that has 4 distinct motor states: http://www.user.dccnet.com/wrigter/motordecoder2.gif You can even drive motors directly with...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Oct 6, 2006 9:06 pm
Has anyone seen the paper "Systematic Deployment of Stratified Roboecologies" by Mark Tilden? I am looking for a link or a reference. Any help appreciated. J...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 7, 2006 11:25 am
Thanks, Wilf. Your circuits have given me food for thought. (I especially like the 2 diode decoder). Unfortunately, they don't give the required 'stop, rotate,...
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wilf_nv
Oct 7, 2006 6:15 pm
Hi Jo, Sorry bout that! I should have read your post first but I just had time to glance at your circuit and replied without understanding the actual...
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J Wolfgang Goerlich
jwgoerlich_us
Oct 7, 2006 11:51 pm
Robots That Feel Like Rats By Greg Miller http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1004/4 With their dismal vision, rats rely on their whiskers...
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William Rutiser
wru1941
Oct 8, 2006 1:37 am
... Please describe. Clever, simple, and mechanical seems on topic here. Thanks, Bill...
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wilf_nv
Oct 8, 2006 2:00 am
Jo, I understand it better now. The bridge rectifier version I posted should do the job but you need a Gray code counter and the Beamsonic circuit to drive it...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 8, 2006 9:47 am
Nice work, Wilf. I don't have a 74XX74 in the spare parts draw at the moment, but I will pick one up for a play when I next pass a Jaycar store. (Like...
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beam@yahoogroups.com
Oct 8, 2006 11:03 am
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 8, 2006 11:06 am
G'day Bill, I'd be glad to try an explanation. These things always work better with hastily scribbled sketches and lots of hand gestures, though! Can't supply...
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William Rutiser
wru1941
Oct 8, 2006 11:55 pm
Thanks Jo for your excellent explanation. It abuses the principles of good gear design the way BEAM abuses digital IC's. I have spent the day building...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 9, 2006 11:46 am
Oh, that is so clever! It's marvellous what a good mechanical design can do. Having been a bit neglectful of the 'M' in BEAM in the past (concentrating on the ...
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Joseph Charles
jodicalhon
Oct 9, 2006 12:11 pm
Hi Wolfgang, Nice link. It had me wondering how I could implement whiskers. I don't have any strain guages to measure the torque on some whiskers, but I was...
