Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02768
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Jean auBois aubois@trail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 16:14:05 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: ATpV (was: Solar Head)
At 07:33 PM 4/28/99 , Chiu-Yuan Fang wrote:
> Look at this schematic for some ideas about solarizing a bi-core head.
> http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/6897/atpv.html
> The control portion is based on a schematic from Wilf Rigter and the solar
> portion is based on a schematic from Darrell Johnson which is based on
Alf from
> Ben Hitchcock which is based on Suneater II from Steven Bolt. Hmmm...any
> progress on that genome project? ;-)
>
> BTW. attach a motor between the two outputs and you have a light seeking
solar
> powered head.
They say there are no new things under the sun... about three years ago I saw a
battery powered device with tilt-sensors and a brushed aluminum body whose
purpose
was low-level massage that looked nearly identical to what you've achieved.
Neat
'bot!
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