Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #08915
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Rob robmc@acay.com.au
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 19:24:57 +1100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Alf & Dragonfly
Ben,
Do you find your Dragonflies lock up occasionally whether the blinking LED is
covered or not? Any change in light gets them going again.
Rob
Ben Hitchcock wrote:
> Hi,
> > How is it that you only need 440 uF for the Dragonfly to flap its wings? Is
> > it becaue the coils are so efficient?
> Well, 440 uF gives a very nice solid flap for the coil that I used, so I
> don't see the point of using a bigger storage cap. A bigger cap means more
> off time - and I like to see my dragonfly flap as often as possible.
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