Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #12198
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Dave Hrynkiw dave@solarbotics.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:23:59 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: New BEAM video anytime soon?
At 11:31 PM 3/19/00 , Elmo wrote:
>What, what, what?
>
>There is an existing beam video? Can i buy a copy?
There _was_, but it was of such crappy quality after a bazillion dupes, we
had to retire it.
Regards,
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
12199 Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:27:02 -0700 [alt-beam] Re: Question about vibra-popper mechanics beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Dave Hrynkiw At 04:48 AM 3/20/00 , Ben Hitchcock wrote:
>Has anyone ever attempted such a robot? I know that there have been spiders
>and legged vibra-bots but has anyone ever tried the 'flat out' approach? If
>I get it working I hope to encase the lot in silicone rubber: a waterproof,
>shockproof, no external moving parts robot! The electronics are already
>showing some interesting behaviour: it will sit in the sunlight soaking up
>the sun, and move when the voltage reaches the threshold. But pick it up
>and put it in a pocket and it will sit there struggling to get free for a
>good 20 seconds! But once again the mechanics fail me.
I tried a similar idea in about '93 for a flatbot micromouse, using 8
motors (2 per corner, 90 deg to each other) and a battery to see if I could
get directed motion. Worked not too bad at low RPM, but it wasn't
sufficient to lift the weight of the battery. I think it should work given
more time...
Regards,
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
12200 Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:32:24 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: Some mini geared motors on eBay beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Arthur J. Lekstutis" That's correct. I didn't realize that he posted this to the whole list,
but I'm legally and morally stuck here on this. The first bid on the
lens was for $1.00, and I would have gladly honored that. That was the
commitment I made when I offered it up on eBay.
If we were to start selling things directly on this list it would
quickly deteriorate into a bunch of useless e-mail for most of us. The
volume of e-mail on this list is already high. Besides this is not the
correct forum for that, that is exactly what eBay is designed for and I
see little reason to bypass it. I'm sorry for those that can't register,
but would suggest that they think of a way around this: perhaps having
somebody else register for them?
And now back to the discussions already in progress (I hope).....
Later,
Artie
Dennison Bertram wrote:
>
> Even though I'm not the one selling these motors, I do know for a fact that
> the seller cannot do this. Since they are already posted on e-bay, and there
> are already bids for the motors, much like the bidders who as soon as they
> bid they enter a binding contract to purchase the motors he is legally bound
> to sell them to the highest bidder on e-bay. Essentially it is illegal for
> him to remove the item from auction to sell to you, even if you do offer a
> higher price. If you want the motors you HAVE to register and bid on them
> with e-bay.
>
> dennison
>
> Hie...........i would like to buy the two of your motors for USD18.....the
> problem is i cant register in ebay so i might as well email u here........so
> can u confirm to sell it to me..........i will send u a pay cheque when it
> is ok..........
> ______________________________________________________
>
12201 Mon, 20 Mar 2000 11:04:53 -0800 [alt-beam] Numbers: What IC? alt-beam@eGroups.com "Jonathan Bowen" Ok Here is my problem. I need to make a time clock. I need this to have
the ability to be stoped, reset, and changed. I want to use it in a
basket ball game situation for my school. I have 2 setups one is larger
and one is smaller they are a series of LEDs in the formation of an
eight. I was wondering if there is some sort of Ic or curcit I can use
to display a three or four digit time in both locations. I think you
for you time.
Jonathan Bowen
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