Your deep cycle battery can be charged directly from the car charging system using a cig. adapter. I would recommend a current limiting device so you don't...
... Opps I meant 10 amp diode! typo! Although with the taillight bulb it might be OK. BTW if you use a dual taillight bulb you can use both filaments in...
This is primarily for the person who showed off his cordless phone activated flasher at the last meeting. I've found some info on software DTMF decoding using...
I'll be there. I may have my spider sense tingling ;) I will be working to get the timing figured out between the PC and the mega16. Terry Schumacher Senior...
Terry Schumacher
Terry.Schumacher@...
May 4, 2007 6:00 pm
786
Hello Group, We are trying to fix our observatory at Jackson State, MS. We broke off the antenna on the dome shutter and we have been trying to replace it. Now...
I did a bunch of searching, and you are right, they are hard to find. ;-) I think two of those went home with Rick Eller at one of our robot meetings. I'll...
Jeffry Sampson
jsampson@...
May 4, 2007 11:14 pm
790
Hi Jeffry, The guy at Linx Tech ask me to send him a picture of what we broke. I can get that today or tomorrow since it is on another island right now. I will...
I gave away two ST-micro ARM starter kits. they were in yellow boxes. One was a USB and the other had a CAN bus. I am wondering if I could borrow one back...
A while back the U of M donated a 6 axis robotic arm that I picked up. This is a LARGE arm that stands about 3-4 tall and probably 6-8 tall extended. I would...
I would be very interested in the robotic arm. When can I pick it up? Any time after 2:30 pm this week will work. How about tomorrow (Monday)? Bob Bob Hassett ...
... Did you break off the antenna connector off the tranceiver module? Or is it broken somewhere else? A photo of the broken unit would help. Here is the...
Jeff, I just came across this and thought of you: Manufacturing Engineer/Electrical Engineer - Our client is one of the top medical device manufacturers in...
You better be thinkin' 'bout Jeff MARTIN or I'm going to pay you a visit in the middle of the night! _____ From: rj59@... Jeff, I just came across this...
Looks like Alan wants to throw a soap party. My dad throw one for his roommate in boot camp. NOT FUN. Anyway thanks Ron. I know Nick, the recruiter, I...
GeeWiz, I didn't even notice that when I replied to Jeff MATRIN's HP7440 email, that it when to the whole group. I'd better start paying better attention to...
... off ... it. ... SC- ... Mounted on boards I've got 10 or so TR-916-SC-S surface mount transcievers. Probably pretty easy to adapt. Looking through the ...
I was given a 1.2Ghz P4M laptop that had pop spilled on it. After disassembling it I was able to remove the charred and gooey pop using white vinegar. I then...
You were good up to the distilled water to remove the vinegar. The WD40 residue is not good for the board. WD40 is a solvent. When the boards are built they...
... The WD40 was needed to clean some rust. I used a cleaner to remove all of the WD40 In hind site, using more vinegar up front would have been better. ... --...
Compressed air according to IPC standards should not be used to blow on PCA's (Populated Circuit Assemblies). This practice is not ESD compliant. Jeff ...
I have a laptop that is an older IBM p2 3 or 400 mhz problem, the screen misteriously doesnt work. I can plug it into an external moniter and the thing works...
Did you try the Function-F7 or whatever it is on your version? (The one that switches between internal and external display.) I had an IBM that the screen...
Jeffry Sampson
jsampson@...
May 12, 2007 4:10 am
809
Since we're seeing a little problem with junk on the list I set the moderator-approval bit for new members....
I have finally put my robot back together. You tend to rob parts from a robot if it doesn't stay in motion. Kind of like rolling stones. Last week I put the...
Jeffry Sampson
jsampson@...
May 15, 2007 1:50 am
811
I see the meeting is this Thursday 5/17/2007. Don't be fooled by the notice (in red) on the tcrobots.org web site main page. If you notice that has been there...
Jeffry Sampson
jsampson@...
May 15, 2007 2:04 am
812
... I now have a working laptop. :) It's a 1.3Ghz P4M I was beginning to worry that I would have to drag "Rack bot" back out of storage and use desktop PC's. ...