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Message #05614



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: arno.jansen@superconsult.nl
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:47:57 +0200
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Another newbie question ;)


Thanks Ripter,

Is there a website of that walker, using muscle wire? Whow, using muscle
wire to let photovores walk, they could be very very small I think. There
are different types of muscle wire I suppose? Different temperatures?

Arno

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Van: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com] namens
Ripter01@aol.com
Verzonden: dinsdag 10 augustus 1999 8:58
Aan: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
Onderwerp: Re: Another newbie question ;)

In a message dated 8/10/99 1:47:43 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
arno.jansen@superconsult.nl writes:

> So I read some things about "muscle wire". I have an idea what it might be
> (in dutch ;), called BiMetal). But what is it exactly?
>
> Thnks,
> Arno

Its wire that contracts when heated, I happan to have some, mine activates
at
about 90*C. Its very neat stuff, there is a walker that uses nothing but
this
muscle wire, and the mars robot used some of this stuff
-Ripter

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