Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #04643
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: BEAM Robotics beam@amoeba.net
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:58:14 -0400
Subject: Where to find parts in Common Items [walkmen, junk electronics etc]
> I am new to the whole beam thing, very interesting stuff. I've tinkered
with
> building electronic listeners, receivers etc from prefab kits for many
> years. I want to try and make a photovore of my own w/o buying a kit and
see
> if I can make it work, call it a challenge for me. I have located most all
> of the parts I need at Radio Crack (no offense to any of you who might
> actually Like radio shack) and stuff like the pager motors, I already had
> laying around in the 5 or so old Motorola pagers I had here. I did have
some
> trouble finding a few parts at the shack and was wondering if anyone could
> recommend a good place to look for these in other electronic devices. If
all
> else fails, I'll order them, but I really want to make one this weekend...
> BTW, this list of parts was taken from Chiu's site on his freeform
> photovore.
>
> Panasonic 1381J 2.6V-2.9V Voltage detectors
> Photodiodes ( I did find something at shack Cat# 276-145A Infrared
> Phototransistor, will these work at all?)
> 2N3904 NPN transistors (found MPS3904 transistors at shack, not sure if
they
> are the same?)
> 2N3906 PNP transistors
> 100K ohm potentiometer ( found PCB mount Micro ones Will they work?)
> Solarcell ... (all they had were .45v solar cells..)
>
> Any help at finding a good place to find them would be nice.
>
> Thank You
>
> Jason Jones
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Herp World, LLC.
> 2064 West Ave. J Suite 392
> Lancaster, CA. 93536 USA
> http://www.herpworld.com
>
>
>
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