Hi, ... Thanks ... Tilden gave me a few to try out because they were from a faulty batch. It turns out that gold doesn't work to well when you get that small...
7162
Larry
larry@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:28 am
A personal update on pager motors! If anyone is considering buying this motor from All Electronics, DON'T. It is a totally gutless wonder. It may work great in...
7163
Larry Thacker
larry@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:46 am
I need some motors no bigger than a 4700uFD cap. in diameter. Something that is geared or can be geared to drive wheels. Any suggestions?...
7164
William Cox
william@...
Nov 1, 2000 12:40 pm
Hey all, Rat. Shack catalog - Sale $9.99 Cordless screwdriver with pivoting handle and forward/reverse witch. In includes rechargeable batter and wall-mount...
7165
Ben Hitchcock
ben@...
Nov 1, 2000 12:48 pm
All, Some of you might remember that I am helping to build some robots that collect rubbish and deposit it near a beacon for a university subject. If you're...
7166
pangandy@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:13 pm
Hi BEAMers, I have few Panasonic BP-243318 for sale. The spec. is 2.7V @16mA. Size 24mm*33mm. Soldering pads are NOT tinned though. Brand-new, asking for...
7167
gnomish1@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:13 pm
Sounds very similar to the easter egg hunt contest.. I bought a BS2sx in the hopes that I could perhaps build a bot to enter into the EEH.. Sounds pretty...
7168
Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:20 pm
... Hi, Larry. Have a look at www.bgmicro.com, if those found at www.solarbotics.com don't satisfy you. another place for good motors is www.allelectronic.com ...
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Wilf Rigter
Wilf.Rigter@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:40 pm
Hi Ben, Looks good and no doubt it meets the all important expectations of the uni profs, so I hope you don't mind a few digs from me. The controller board ...
7170
Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:50 pm
... Hi, Orlando. ... Welcome to the club!! ... Anthing goes... from brass tubings to copper wire, from giant paper clips to cut pieces of an antenna... even...
7171
Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:53 pm
Hi, everybody (Wilf and Ben, in particular, will appreciate this, I think) I redesigned Ben's amazing walker diagram. I think it won't be too hard to make it...
7172
Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 3:58 pm
Hey, nobody seemed to appreciate the Mushi-Mushi V!! Come on, come on!! Yes, its legs are always parallel... but... what's the matter? it works fine!! of...
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Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:06 pm
I'm drawing... wait a little and I'll come up with my design for a MicroBot diagram. What I think is that basically, it will work like a classical motorized...
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Ben A Micklin
cubicle_dweller@...
Nov 1, 2000 5:05 pm
I'm using those on my 12 pound combat robot for Botbash! Do you have a link? Ben On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:18:31 -0500 "William Cox" ... ...
7175
dan_kenney@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:03 pm
Orlando, I use oxyacetelyne welding rod for all of my leg and body designs. It is fairly tough to cut and bend, but very strong and easy to solder or braze to....
7176
battlewear@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:29 pm
Just to keep you up to date, my friend is currently testing the set up and his exact words are " looks good, looks really promising!! ".. and he is really...
7177
Orlando Prieto
toshiva@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:47 pm
I'm trying to make a two motor walker and I want to know if there is any way that I can use a RC car Dc Motor... I have some DC Motors extracted from RC...
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Luca Crisi
klaus@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:09 pm
... Well, I think that 1. if they are geared or powerful enough 2. they don't suck too much power you can, why not? What if the aren't geared or enough...
7179
dan_kenney@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:27 pm
Most of these are 7.2 - 12V motors. Not terribly good for BEAM. If it is a small Nikko - type RC car, they may work, but are probably ineffienct as all...
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Bruce Robinson
Bruce_Robinson@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:27 pm
... Getting a two motor walker to turn is not all the difficult. The tricky bit is getting it to turn in a useful manner. If you view the walker from the top,...
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James P. Rybak
jrybak@...
Nov 1, 2000 7:42 pm
Can someone please tell me the difference between the 74AC and 74HC families of CMOS ICs? Thanks. Jim Rybak...
7182
dan_kenney@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:08 pm
Luca, Personally, for very small designs, I'd go with one magnet, one coil N|---|S > Magnet -////////- > Coil This works pretty well, especially if your...
7183
James Taylor
ace27@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:24 pm
... work ... Do they have to be brass? If not I have a source for plastic gears with metal shaft adapters, and brass spur gears. I have to do some digging to...
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Wilf Rigter
Wilf.Rigter@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:56 pm
Check out http://microcore.dk/tips.php?page=./tips/Wilf01.txt and other related items in the tips page. wilf ... From: James P. Rybak...
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Ben Hitchcock
beh01@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:07 pm
Hi, ... On my walker, when the line of symmetry for the rear legs goes to the left, the walker goes to the left. I'm not sure if it's a center of mass thing...
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Ben Hitchcock
beh01@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:43 pm
Hi, ... The web site has some pics, I'll put some of them up on my site next week. ... Hey Wilf, why else would I post the progress report? ... The controller...
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Ben Hitchcock
beh01@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:07 pm
Hi, ... Thanks heaps for that. I hope it's OK for me to put it onto my site? I took the liberty of putting it into the robot farm, but if you would prefer for...
7188
Scolman,Jim
scolmaji@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:18 pm
Hi Ben, where is the "Robot Farm" ?........thanks.....JWS. Jim Scolman Senior Network Admin AMS Services,Inc. scolmaji@... 425-402-1000 x353 ...
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Daniel Grace
lifebytes_98@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:49 pm
Do comparators pull more current when the two inputs are almost equal the way a normal inverter will when it's at the threshold? If so, is there some way to...
7190
William Cox
william@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:05 pm
Hey Roger, Are you still here? I need your e-mail address. Sorry for the OT. -William ... http://www.GoRobotics.net Robotics projects, links, resources, news,...
