Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #12074
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Justin JAF60@student.canterbury.ac.nz
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 02:56:20 +1200
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Aesthetics
Print PCb's out, photostat em' onto trans, and since
carbon conducts electricity, pathways can be made.
components can be stuck by whatever means, like
conducting epoxy, or sticking another piece of plastic
onto the connections and melting em' , i.e. laminatin'
em'.
Would look nice if wrapped around caps, or motors :)
any comments? (or criticisms?) :)
Just one - I don't think it will work :-)
First test - does photocopy toner actually conduct? Does it do so
without massive resistance? Neat idea, but I suspect Reality has other
ideas - photocopying would just be way Too Easy. Perhaps also look into
the possibility of conductive paint. I suspect it exists but is probably
not accessable/affordable. Ways to make our own could bring results. I
suspect a better method might be to put copper tape onto plastic and
etch it like a normal PCB. (Mind you, copper tape is very thin, but it
might not be thin enough. And there is also a possibility that the
etchant might attack the adhesive, though that could be easily avoided).
On the topic - some stuff that could be useful for some beam apps - that
conductive rubber used on the inside of calculator buttons and similar.
Anyone know where you can get that in sheets?
12075 Sat, 18 Mar 2000 10:50:30 -0800 [alt-beam] Re: portescap beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski Hold on a minute. I have to pull out the ad. O.K. there it is, thanks for
waiting. The A type motor draws 5mA at both 6 and 12 vdc. A 6V it runs at 68
RPM's and at 12 it runs at 145 RPM's. They don't have a part number but if you
just describe it "the small type A Portescap like motor" they seem to know
exactly what you are talking about. Just call at 1-800-810-4070 to order and
1-603-668-2499 for tech info.
Rob M.
SG wrote:
> what part number is the type "A" is it also a low ma draw?
>
> -Sparky
>
> At 07:30 PM 3/16/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >The type B says escap but the type A says minimotor SA. Either way I am a
> >happy camper.
> >Rob M.
> >
> >Erik Stone wrote:
> >
> >> Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Richard,
> >> > I can't remeber if this question was answered or not (I have been
> >> > working way to much this week). Either way the answer is yes, email
> >> > unltd4u@tiac.net. I got my motors this morning, two day delivery, they
> >> > are really nice. The A type are not portscap (at least they have no
> >> > name on the side) but the are nice.
> >> > Rob M.
> >>
> >> I got mine today too, after 8 days.
> >> Yeap, they are nice. They will run directly from the outputs of a bicore
> >> on an AC240, don't know about the HC. They do say Swiss made on the
> >> outside though, so they might be portescaps.
> >>
> >> Erik
> >
> >
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