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Message #09998
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Timothy Flytch" flytch@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 23:16:06 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Snake robots
Dennison,
these slot cars are the fastest excelerating wheeled vehicle on earth...
they are vary strong!!! Most are plastic but you can get anything if you
just pay the price ... including titanium...
Timothy...
>Are they plastic? Unless they are really dense plastic they will strip in a
>flash. If you look at MArk T's you really need metal ones. But, where would
>one find these?
>
>dennison
>
>
> > The trouble with them is, that it is very hard to aquire the right angle
> > gears nessesary for this type of robot.
> >
> > dennison
>
>I found a nearly endless supply of 90 degree gearsets. 1/32 scale slot
>cars
>use them for their drive trains. The largest gear reduction avaible is
>only
>like 3:1. However, then can be installed directly onto a BG micro gear
>motor, or modifyed to work with servos! Just pop out the metal bushing,
>and
>glue it onto the servo output shaft.
>
>James Taylor
>URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
>
>
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9999 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 23:46:00 PST [alt-beam] Re: NiCad Overcharging beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Timothy Flytch" Yes.... but how many amps are you planing on pulling??? I don't think you
have to worry about it...
Timothy...
>I am thinking of using a cell to charge a NiCad battery to run a bot,
>but isn't is possible to overcharge a NiCad?
>
>Elmo
>
>
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10000 Thu, 10 Feb 2000 02:59:11 -0800 [alt-beam] rich TI calculator site alt-beam@eGroups.com "justin" Hie all I would really like to know if anyone could access richard
piotter site.whether the site is down or the link is a wrong
one...thanks
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