Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #05918
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Senior kyled@cruzers.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:29:11 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: blinking bicore
Are you selling the chloroplast pcbs? Might I ask where you made them or
if you made them where you got the pcb material?
Thanks!
Kyle
Craig Maynard wrote:
>
> No problem, Jim... If anyone else wants one, just email me!
>
> Craig
>
> JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 8/25/99 10:08:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > richfile@rconnect.com writes:
> >
> > > I too would like to solarize a bicroe based robot. I've got now
> > > expirience with solar powered bicore devices. I realy have no clue what
> > > kind of capacitor is ideal, or if the bicore recieves power at all times
> > > and only the motor uses the cap, or what??? I simply have never done
> > > this before. if anyone has recomendations as to how the SE and Bicore
> > > are connected, please, do tell!
> > This is fairly simple and straight forward. To get LEDs to blink at night,
> > hook a D1 power outlets to the Bicore power inputs. Hook your LEDs to the
> > Bicore motor outputs and you are in bidnez. Use a 1F gold cap for about an
> > hour of blinking. Use the HC chip. If you are running in the daylight, then
> > substitute a PM1 for the D1. Hook it to your Master Bicore power leads. That
> > would work for a 2 motor Master slave walker, but I'm not sure of the best
> > configuration for 3 or more motor designs. That sounds like a question for
> > the Wilfmiester. Don't forget those motor drivers.
> > By the way, I just got 2 Chloroplast Solar Engine PCBs in the mail today.
> > Sleek and black. I'm gonna try switching them out for the PM1, which I've
> > always had trouble getting to run anything with more torque than a pager or
> > Walkman motor. Adjustable trigger level and a uC reserve of 5 volts, I can't
> > wait to start building. Thanks Craig!
> > Jim
5919 Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:41:29 -0600 [alt-beam] Re: blinking bicore beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Craig Maynard No, Kyle... Just giving them away.
I had the pcb's put in an unused corner of another batch of robot
circuit boards ( I get charged by the square inch whether I use it or
not ) and thought some of you might enjoy mucking around with them.
They're done professionally by the folks who build my cybug circuit
boards.
You can get the components from any good electronic store, and the solar
cells from Dave.
Craig
Senior wrote:
>
> Are you selling the chloroplast pcbs? Might I ask where you made them or
> if you made them where you got the pcb material?
>
> Thanks!
> Kyle
>
> Craig Maynard wrote:
> >
> > No problem, Jim... If anyone else wants one, just email me!
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > JVernonM@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 8/25/99 10:08:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > richfile@rconnect.com writes:
> > >
> > > > I too would like to solarize a bicroe based robot. I've got now
> > > > expirience with solar powered bicore devices. I realy have no clue what
> > > > kind of capacitor is ideal, or if the bicore recieves power at all times
> > > > and only the motor uses the cap, or what??? I simply have never done
> > > > this before. if anyone has recomendations as to how the SE and Bicore
> > > > are connected, please, do tell!
> > > This is fairly simple and straight forward. To get LEDs to blink at night,
> > > hook a D1 power outlets to the Bicore power inputs. Hook your LEDs to the
> > > Bicore motor outputs and you are in bidnez. Use a 1F gold cap for about an
> > > hour of blinking. Use the HC chip. If you are running in the daylight, then
> > > substitute a PM1 for the D1. Hook it to your Master Bicore power leads. That
> > > would work for a 2 motor Master slave walker, but I'm not sure of the best
> > > configuration for 3 or more motor designs. That sounds like a question for
> > > the Wilfmiester. Don't forget those motor drivers.
> > > By the way, I just got 2 Chloroplast Solar Engine PCBs in the mail today.
> > > Sleek and black. I'm gonna try switching them out for the PM1, which I've
> > > always had trouble getting to run anything with more torque than a pager or
> > > Walkman motor. Adjustable trigger level and a uC reserve of 5 volts, I can't
> > > wait to start building. Thanks Craig!
> > > Jim
5920 Tue, 31 Aug 1999 23:39:31 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: Wigglebot Pix beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Darrell Johnson
> Richard Caudle wrote:
>
> Well, there's some, but not too much. The rubber thingys are pretty
> soft. It's got a nice wiggle to it when it walks, though.
heh... only on the BEAM list can a part of a robot be called a rubber
thingy without losing any respect..
I'm sure the same would not hold true on something like
comp.robotics.misc
there it'd be called Elasto-polymer Traction Unit or other such
nonsense.
I guess the same thing could be said about describing the walk with:
"nice wiggle"
sorry, just struck me as funny.
darrell :)
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5921 Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:19:43 +0200 [alt-beam] Another gearmotor source found "'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com'" "Van Zoelen, Bram AA SSI-TSEA-352" Hi,
I want to share this with you fellow beamers.
I found a source for great small sized motor with gearbox. They are full
metal about 15 mm diameter and 15 mm high. The output axe is slightly
off-center and has a nice flat side. I didn't do any good tests but they run
well at 4.5 V and turn at about 30 RPM.
So where to look at this beauties?
I live in Holland and over here we have those coffee machines in the office.
I am sure that they are all around the world too. You can get tea and
all sorts of coffee from them. The mechanism that controls the depletion of
sugar is powered by this gearmotor. So you know where to look now.
Is there even more info? [YES!]
At the gearmotor the following markings can be found.
Faulhaber Schondal [the o contains two dots on top of it. Its a german
letter]
2020CO125
405
Made in Germany
That's all i have.
Have fun,
Bram
5922 Wed, 1 Sep 1999 12:50:59 +0200 [alt-beam] More info on gearmotors "'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com'" "Van Zoelen, Bram AA SSI-TSEA-352" More info about the gearmotors can be found at
http://www.minimotor.ch/uk/
Look at section
DC-Micromotor ---> sheet no. 2017
Gearheads ---> sheet no. 2020
The C012S part in the partnumber is a reference to the operating voltage.
The motors are available from 1.5 - 12 V
All info can be found on the PDF sheets.
Bram
5923 Wed, 01 Sep 1999 11:23:59 -0300 [alt-beam] Re: Building my first photovore alt-beam@egroups.com michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) i think i am the only BEAMer that lives in Nova Scotia, if their is another BEAMer
that lives in Nova Scotia please email me and tell me where u live
George Rix wrote:
> It may be taxes. They might not be able to afford to ship to the states. Can
> they ship to Canada, or is it a North American (most of it, anyhow) problem?
> Signing off,
> Rob Rix
>
> P.S. Go to the east coast of Canada! You won't regret seeing Cape Breton!
> I spent three weeks there (among places)! Wow!
> ______________________________________________________________________
> One of the worst problems with humanity is that, not only is it legal to
> make a fool of yourself in public, but you can also be one of the most
> overpaid people known. Don't make this worse by taking advantage of it.
>
> ----------
> >From: JVernonM@aol.com
> >To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> >Subject: Re: Building my first photovore
> >Date: Tue, Aug 10, 1999, 10:31 AM
> >
>
> > I don't know. They won't say. The only thing I can figure is there are
> > restrictions placed on the distributorships. I have had offers to have people
> > in Europe order them and ship them to me, so it's not something to do with
> > government or customs. You guys over there have problems with finding 1381
> > triggers, but we have to pay a premium for our solar cells.
> > Jim
>
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