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Message #05898
To: Evan Kwong evanhk@interchange.ubc.ca; Beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Ed Jones Jr. sargon@gte.net
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:52:32 -0700
Subject: Re: Solar Engine
> Evan,
>
> I started a thread about this circuit a year or more ago . Nobody liked it
> , they talked about latching problems in full sun . My point back then was
> that I didn't use my robots outside & that I was happy to run my bots off
> available light sources ( ala micro-power ) The thread died a horrible
> death and I didn't bring it up again until now . I bought my kit from
> Images Co. of New York , for about $25.00 ( I think ) My UJT-SCR powered
> bot is still happily doing it's thing , even after all this time . Good
> luck with yours.
>
> Ed Jones
> sargon@gte.net
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