Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #10354
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Ben Kirk beambotbuilder@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:45:16 -0500
Subject: Gear motors
> I think I have found a gear motor that would work for beam or other small
> robotic applications. It runs at a max of 12v and 60 ma. It runs at 30
> rpms. They are selling for 6.95 from MECI. I think I will purchase a
pair
> of them. I will let you know how they work. If anyone else has these
post
> info on them.
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
10355 Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:57:10 -0500 RE: UFO Dennison Bertram
>
> you know what? Your being ripped off big time if you buy that Blimp thing,
> (the one in mondotronics) It cost 80 dollars but I bought the SAME ONE
YEARS
> AGO, for only TEN. And in addition the elctronics SUCK. I eventually just
> took it apart because controlling it was a lost cause. You can build
> something better yourself with a pager motor and a prop. Just find a sexy
> mylar ballon somewhere.
>
> Dennison
>
> What you describe is sold, it's called the Roswell flyer. It's also a big
> chunk of change, 350 or so. However it only needs a 4 channel TX to be
> flyable.
>
> http://www.afot.com/
>
>
> |____|
> -------O()O-------
> James Taylor
> URL: http://fly.to/springmeadows
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Kulesza
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 7:43 PM
> Subject: UFO
>
>
> > Please excuse me but this is not exaclty BEAM related:
> >
> > So I really need to make an electric flying saucer. Does anyone know if
> this
> > is at all possible using high speed hobby or car electric motors and
some
> > sort of fans or propellor blades? Does anybody have any experience with
> > this? The UFO will have four fans, and control (pitch, roll, yaw) will
be
> > controlled by altering the speed of certain motors.
> >
> > -Thanks
> > ______________________________________________________
> >
10356 Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:30:16 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: Popper boards for sale! beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Dave Hrynkiw At 01:44 PM 2/17/00 , William Cox wrote:
>Well, I was looking for a US place with cheaper S/H and prices :)
Not much we can do for the price, but we'll be reducing the S/H pretty quick!
-Dave
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"Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
http://www.solarbotics.com
10357 Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:44:55 -0500 [alt-beam] ...A.Miller web page, tutorial..... "BEAM Mailing List (E-mail)" "Scolman,Jim" Hi, does anyone have a copy of the Miller Walker Tutorial, or is it on a
mirror site anywhere, his web site seems to have disappeared. I want to
build a two motor, solar, walker, and he seems to be the man.
Thanks.....JWS.
Jim Scolman
AMS Services, Inc.
Bothell, WA
425-402-1000 x353
206-910-6095
scolmaji@amsworld.com
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