Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #04067



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bumper314@aol.com
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 14:46:02 EDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Flathead(as shown in solarbotics)


In a message dated 5/31/99 6:24:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
dennlill@buffnet.net writes:

> Eh, after reading the Solarboticss description of Pummers on it's Misc bot
> page, I belive they are just small bot's that charge all day, and then
begin
> to flash a light at night. I think mark T has some semi fancy circuitry
> though so that the LED's pulsate instead of just blink. Otherwise, not much
> to pummers it seems. They don't even have any motion to them. BEAM art they
> are.
>
> Dennison
>

I enjoy these little guys. I have 3 already. My guess is all the pulsing buys
is more time. Even with a 1F cap they will go out in about 6 minutes. I would
suggest that anyone build them, they are quit pleasing at night and with the
right LED you can see the rest of your RJP. I just use the D1 SE.

Steve

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