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Message #08822



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Pete McCarthy" dilbertpete@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 12:23:44 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: The lifespan of a bot?


It's the motors that get worn out.

-Pete
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>From: Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen
>Reply-To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>To: Beam Mailing List
>Subject: The lifespan of a bot?
>Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 23:56:55 +0100
>
>Hi beamers,
>
>I just browsed through Tildens Telluride handout and noticed the
>following : "a high quality solar-engine that allows the device up to
>4000 hours of continuous operation in sunlight.". I also remember
>someone on the list asking if anyone has had a bot running for over a
>year.
>
>What gets worn out on a bot? Is it the cap? The cell itself? Please
>enlighten me.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Thomas
>
>
>
>--
>---
>"Stjålne tusser skriver bedst."
>Yvonne Miller
>
>

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8823 Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:24:48 -0600 Re: The lifespan of a bot? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]On
It's the motors that get worn out.

-Pete
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http://members.xoom.com/Star_BEAM/

>From: Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen
>Reply-To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>To: Beam Mailing List
>Subject: The lifespan of a bot?
>Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 23:56:55 +0100
>
>Hi beamers,
>
>I just browsed through Tildens Telluride handout and noticed the
>following : "a high quality solar-engine that allows the device up to
>4000 hours of continuous operation in sunlight.". I also remember
>someone on the list asking if anyone has had a bot running for over a
>year.
>
>What gets worn out on a bot? Is it the cap? The cell itself? Please
>enlighten me.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Thomas
>
>
>
>--
>---
>"Stj=E5lne tusser skriver bedst."
>Yvonne Miller
>
>

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8824 Tue, 04 Jan 2000 18:30:40 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: Another site for links (was Biped Beam Bots) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com, lifebytes_98@yahoo.com "Sathe Dilip" Daniel,

I have found the following site to be a very good collection of robotics
related links.

http://129.79.254.195/robotics/world.html

Dilip
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Daniel Grace wrote:
>
> I've been there a lot. Lotsa great bots, and if
> someone gave me another site like that, I wouldn't
> flame them for it not being BEAM. There's inspiration
> quality even if you are devoted to BEAM and only BEAM.
>
> ~Daniel
>
> --- Sathe Dilip wrote:
> > Take a look at
> >
> > http://www.robotics.com/robomenu/
> >
> > This site has a gallery of robot pictures with a
SNIP
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8825 Tue, 04 Jan 2000 20:53:02 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: Lens Motors beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Bob Shannon Jim Taylor wrote:

> BG micro lens motors are avalible from all electronics for 17 dollar a
> peice!
>
> I remember when they only cost 7 bucks! and thats not only for one, but TWO,
> and a cool little lens thing.....sigh.....
>
> James Taylor
> URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows

I just found the a lens assembly at Herbach, description lists 2 gearmotors...!

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