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58699
Hooray! That's nice to know. (I must admit to thinking every now and then, "I hope Chuck doesn't write in saying I've blown up his kid's train set...". Now I...
Joseph Charles
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Dec 1, 2008
10:03 am
58700
I sort of wonder about some of the items I get from Radio Shack myself....
jonjb2a
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Dec 1, 2008
3:22 pm
58701
Thanks for the kind comments. That is the hardest part for me... working out the mechanical bits and then making it look decent... Keith...
Keith Applegarth
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Dec 2, 2008
11:30 am
58702
anybody recommend a nice pocket sized multimeter specifically for BEAM projects? I bought this one twice... ...
Charles Eubanks
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Dec 2, 2008
11:30 am
58703
What are you using it to test and how?  I've never had any trouble with the Rat Snack meter that I own.  NOTICE! THE CONTENTS OF THIS ELECTRONIC...
Richard Caudle
Frankendaddy
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Dec 3, 2008
2:59 pm
58704
Just very simple stuff... Resistor values, voltage on the circuit, etc but suddenly the readings have started going all over the board and make no sense... I...
Charles Eubanks
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Dec 3, 2008
6:09 pm
58705
... Did you try replacing the battery in your test unit?...
astro9073444
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Dec 4, 2008
5:20 am
58706
I did, same thing still, but gonna try the fuse To see if that does anything On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:20 AM, "astro9073444" <astro90734@...>...
Charles Eubanks
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Dec 4, 2008
2:26 pm
58707
I have just finished posting my latest bot. You can see the project write up here: http://akapplegarth.us/index.php?page=new-jinglebot Let me know what you...
Keith Applegarth
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Dec 4, 2008
7:39 pm
58708
Looks very nice and of course appropriate for the season ......now all we need is to see it in action ......Youtube p'rhaps? ;-) Arno...
Arno
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Dec 4, 2008
8:30 pm
58709
Cool! Build a Santa-bot too. :-) I really dig your LM3909vore too: http://akapplegarth.us/index.php?page=lm3909vore Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas ...
Michael Vanecek
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Dec 4, 2008
9:43 pm
58710
Last night I built a solar racer and bicore headbot. Actually, I cut a few corners with both of them: I just used motors without intact gears or tape transport...
jonjb2a
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Dec 4, 2008
10:23 pm
58711 jonjb2a
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Dec 4, 2008
10:24 pm
58712
Thanks for all the kind words. Maybe Santa will bring me a nice video camera for Christmas? Other wise the quality would really suck... Keith...
Keith Applegarth
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Dec 5, 2008
1:10 am
58713
It looks great, I love it. :)...
bugminer
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Dec 5, 2008
2:26 am
58714
... Please bring Keith and spanking new, nice video for Christmas. Btw: Hello to Mrs. Santa, the elves and reindeer. Sincerely yours, JJB...
jonjb2a
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Dec 5, 2008
2:51 am
58715
Our first bot is a neurotic mousey that runs in circles, right motor running full speed ahead while the left is very weak. When the bumper is activated, the...
frankcalzia
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Dec 5, 2008
3:31 am
58716
-I have the same problem with some of my photovores. Almost had the same with a 555 based robot (actually a photovore as well) but it seems the issue was...
jonjb2a
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Dec 5, 2008
3:14 pm
58717
Check out this bot. It's a sphere that rolls around. Could be adapted for beam use. I could just see a bunch of autonomous spheres rolling all over. It was...
astro9073444
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Dec 8, 2008
10:59 pm
58718
You haven't been around long, have you? Although it was much simpler in design, Solarbotics used to sell a Solar-Roller-Ball of some sort. Yeah, I know, no...
Your Friendly Hogfath...
ztfreep
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Dec 9, 2008
12:40 am
58719
Change: brightest spot in the video pool to something like: brightest spot in the sun pool Oh well. That's what I get for having lungs full of stable blood...
Your Friendly Hogfath...
ztfreep
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Dec 9, 2008
12:44 am
58720
... appreciated all you have done to make BEAM a success. But I have seen the link on Solarbotics. I also have the PDF download of their sphere. I hope to make...
astro9073444
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Dec 9, 2008
3:29 am
58721
Check out the jumping rolling sphere: Jollbot - Grasshopper like robot on a mission to space ...
billn204
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Dec 9, 2008
11:58 am
58722
Cool stuff!...
jonjb2a
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Dec 9, 2008
3:33 pm
58723
I just finished my latest bot based on the Lil' Miller circuit that I found at http://costaricabeam.solarbotics.net/Circuits/Vores_Main.htm You can find the...
Keith Applegarth
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Dec 9, 2008
10:27 pm
58724
... Billn204, Thanks for the note. All I could get is a "Page not found" erreor messge. Sounds very interesting though. The GroundBot that may be sent to Mars...
astro9073444
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Dec 10, 2008
2:47 am
58725
Hi Jo, your file folder has vanished of the list. Any chance of restoring it? Thanks wilf ... relax!) ... a few ... LEDs. ... have ... LEDs. ... formula, ... ...
wilf_nv
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Dec 10, 2008
5:36 am
58726
Hi Wilf, I've restored the folder. It contains both dark turn on circuits. Chuck wanted the light sensor to be a solar cell, so I worked out from there. Jo...
Joseph Charles
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Dec 10, 2008
10:15 am
58727
I always look forward to seeing your projects, This one is a great little robot. it's quite an inspiring circuit, I wonder if I could do a version of it...
bugminer
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Dec 10, 2008
11:25 am
58728
the rest of the address is on the next line and is the same colour as normal text, you have to watch out for that. bugminer ... messge. ... than a hard sphere....
bugminer
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Dec 10, 2008
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