Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #09639
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Max Inggal tacoman101@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:26:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Bicore Walker Problems
Building a bicore walker was a little harder than I
thought. I couldn't get the motors to go the right
way(like front fires then back etc....). Where could
I get a schem to get it to go right? I've heard of
this Master/slave thing what is it and where could I
get some info on it.
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9640 Sun, 30 Jan 2000 19:19:38 -0600 [alt-beam] the BEAM realm.... beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "." At 06:11 PM 01/29/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Folks, I just getting interested in this beam stuff. Solar stuff etc.
has always fascinated me, but I've been to busy with regular robotics to
really delve into it, not to mention the prices of kits I see. Personally
anything over $50 is too much for me. I MUCH prefer to do it myself. You
learn a whole bunch more. Frankly what really set me upon trying out BEAM,
is the article in Febs. Smithsonian about Mark Tilden. Fascinating.
Anyway.... I had some questions....
>1. Me as a total neophyte, what do I do?? I read that a good starting
place is with a Solar Rover, BUT, it seems well ... simplistic ... a
photopopper typeish design seems so much more interesting. Yall's (Ok, you
know I'm from the South now) opinion?
>2. One thing that greatly disturbs me about this whole hobby is that I
can't get everything from Rat Shack! (Sorry, I know you EEs and such are
gagging:) I'm a first class tight wad, and the thought of paying $6.00 S/H
for $2-$3 of parts is like pulling teeth, or worse! Isn't there anyway to
build a solar engine with RS parts?? Bicore? I mean, $1.00 - $3.00 is not
SO bad,but $6.00 with Solarbotics is a bit over the limit. Any thoughts?
>I think that's about it. Thanks so much for your help.
>-William
>Snowed in in Raleigh, NC
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Bill, goto http://vsim.freeservers.com/amiller/circuit.html
microcore.html> or
for most of the info. you'll need.
also under http://www.yahoo.com
click 'club' then search BEAM for the BEAM
user list.
http://ic.mankato.mn.us/~douglas
douglas@ic.mankato.mn.us
Douglas J.A.R. Sasse
P.O.Box 1064
Mankato, Minnesota 56002-1064
U.S.A.
douglas@mnic.net
http://mnic.net/~douglas
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