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Message #11635



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Daniel Grace lifebytes_98@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:06:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: possible motors


8mA? I've never heard of them, but they can't be cheap
quality wise if they're 8mA. Even if the gears stink,
surely you could salvage the motor!

~Daniel

--- Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski
wrote:
> I know what an escap is but I keep seeing ads for
> portescap motors
> advertised as Swiss precision motors. Does anyone
> know if this is a type
> of escap or just a cheap knock off? They are 141 RPM
> @ 6VDC, 8mA andd
> $27 (US) for two. Any clues?
> Rob M.
>
>

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11636 Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:17:22 PST [alt-beam] Re: AA beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Timothy Flytch" >Well If you guys are interested, I have managed to run on of those nice
>indiglo night lights off a Flash unit out of a disposable camera. Those
>cameras run off of a single AA battery. So I was thinking you could easilly
>beamize that and have a nice indiglo night light BEAM style
>
>steve

Wow Steve... a BEAM fire fly???
Sounds like it would be very cool...

Could you elaborate on what the indiglo is like??? I have not played with
one... only seen ... can they be cut??? shaped??? what type of material are
they made out of???

Timothy...
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11637 Sun, 12 Mar 2000 00:37:00 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: possible motors beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Dave Hrynkiw At 01:32 AM 3/12/00 , Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski wrote:
>I know what an escap is but I keep seeing ads for portescap motors
>advertised as Swiss precision motors. Does anyone know if this is a type
>of escap or just a cheap knock off? They are 141 RPM @ 6VDC, 8mA andd
>$27 (US) for two. Any clues?


Them's good. Portescap / escap are the same thing. Grab'em before I do!

-Dave

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11638 Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:44:39 -0800 (PST) [alt-beam] Re: possible motors beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Darrell Johnson Where are you seeing them advertised?

--- Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski
wrote:
> I know what an escap is but I keep seeing ads for
> portescap motors
> advertised as Swiss precision motors. Does anyone
> know if this is a type
> of escap or just a cheap knock off? They are 141 RPM
> @ 6VDC, 8mA andd
> $27 (US) for two. Any clues?
> Rob M.
>
>

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11639 Sun, 12 Mar 2000 17:38:48 +1100 Re: AA
> In a message dated 3/11/00 6:48:26 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> davidperry@geocities.com writes:
>
> > about 600ma - but it varies.
>
> Well If you guys are interested, I have managed to run on of those nice
> indiglo night lights off a Flash unit out of a disposable camera. Those
> cameras run off of a single AA battery. So I was thinking you could
easilly
> beamize that and have a nice indiglo night light BEAM style
>
> steve

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