Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03015
To: richfile@rconnect.com, "BEAM Mail" beam@corp.sgi.com
From: "Nigel Joyce" nigel.joyce@qr.com.au
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 12:10:26 +1000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Thank you Link
I have had good success punching out the shaft with a dressmakers pin while
holding the weight with a pair of pliers, I did about 15 of them with no
losses, just have to catch the little white plug that pops put the back.
Blue Skies
---Buzz---
> You got a good deal. It pays to show them what you do with them!!! Hope
> your luck continues! WOW!!!
>
> What you do, is put the pagers in the freezer for a while 1/2-to a full
> hour,a nd then you remove the weight that makes it vibrate. I used a
> wire clipper. The wedge shape pushes the weight off, but you don't want
> to pinch the shaft. If you have a thin wire or needle, you might be able
> to rig up a setup to punch the shaft out. Check out ian's site
> http://www.beam-online.com
and check the tutorials. I think he has a
> realy good way to remove the weights.
>
> The reason to freeze tehm, is the metal contracts slightly. it's still
> possible to accidentaly pull out the shaft of the motor, but as many as
> you have, it's an acceptible loss. If you have a grinder, you might want
> to grind the weight (hold it with a plier).
>
> Good luck!
>
> > Nigel Joyce wrote:
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> > You have to love Link Telecommunications, I initially
> > contacted them about broken pagers about a month ago, They said they
> > had a heap of busted 1's they didn't want and I could come down and
> > get them, they are 2 blocks away from my work. I went down and got 20
> > busted pagers, retrieved 17 good motors and some other cool stuff, 1
> > pager (minus motor) is now my wake up alarm.
> > Yesterday, I gave them another call and went down. I gave
> > them a spider I made. (a copy of zero's, you can see it on his site).
> > In return I got about another 40 busted pagers and 2 busted mobiles,
> > I fixed 1 mobile, an ericsson 388 from my ericsson 318 in about 10
> > Min. Now I have a new and improved phone };-) Anyone ever opened a
> > mobile They have the smallest surface mount components I have ever
> > seen!
> > I can now strip a motor out of a pager in under 2
> > minutes, I have now got 47 pager motors, almost all Nakimi.
> > Including 4 flat 1's about 5/8 inch round and about 1/8 inch high, 2
> > contacts. When attached to a 1.5v battery they vibrate like crazy,
> > anyone come across them before? Are they much use except for bots
> > that move by vibrating.
> > Anyway, I now have enough motors to last me a long long
> > time, if I ever run out, I have only taken about 1/3 of Links busted
> > stuff. There is heaps more there. You have to love today's
> > disposable age, for them it is cheaper to replace a pager then to pay
> > someone to fix it. I seriously recommend that anyone looking for
> > components, get on the phone and call up companies like Link.
> > My brother turned up last night with a busted TV and 2
> > busted tape decks last night (he got them of 1 of his mates), The TV
> > had a 3/4 of an inch wide hole burnt right through the circuit board.
> > Dunno what caused it. It looked like a sealed inductor? that was
> > badly damaged, or the transformer that was right next to the hole.
> >
> > Oh, any Australian Beamers want to buy "As New" Nakimi pager motors?
> >
> > Cya later
> > Blue Skies
> > ---Buzz---
> >
> > I didn't just kiss death, I slipped it the tongue!
> >
> > nigel.joyce@usa.net
>
> --
>
>
> Richard Piotter
> richfile@rconnect.com
>
> The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
> http://richfiles.calc.org
>
> For the BEAM Robotics list:
> BEAM Robotics Tek FAQ
> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/FAQ.html
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