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Message #12293



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: CORBIT GIBERSON aethelwulf@home.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:39:39 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: alternate power


The url is WWW.Ohmslaw.com/radiokits.htm
Kind of pricey at $20 a pop, but might be interesting to try out.
Corbit.



12294 Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:46:11 +1200 [alt-beam] Schmitt inverters? beam@corp.sgi.com Justin As someone whose understanding of logic gates is derived mostly from
formal logic rather than electronics, I don't know the difference
between a schmitt inverter and an inverter. Can someone fill me in or
point in the direction of this info?

My practical concern is an SMT bicore I'm trying to built. I can only
find HC14's in SMT (schmitt inverters) and the bicores I build out of
these all act differently to HC240-based ones. The schmitt thing seems
the most likely explanation - any suggestions?



12295 Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:04:53 -0600 [alt-beam] Re: Muscle/Bio wire beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Richard Piotter You're right. I used the 100 =B5M wire and it still drains a pair of AAA
batteries in minutes. If you look at the video clip, it's barely moving.
That's cause the kids at the TV studio wore the batteries down before it
went on the air. That realy was annoying.=20

For it to move at all, it had to have a tether to an external controler
and power supply (in the controler). I believe I have an image showing
the controller as well.


Bruce Robinson wrote:
>=20
> Lydia Smith wrote:
> >
> > Does any one know if you can use biowire instead of
> > motors for walking 'bots?
>=20
> It has been done, but it seems to be a real power hog. The only link I
> have so far is for a kit version that Richard Piotter built ...
>=20
> http://richfiles.calc.org/BORIS.html
>=20
> Bruce

--=20


Richard Piotter The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
richfile@rconnect.com http://richfiles.calc.org

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12296 Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:18:57 -0500 [alt-beam] Re:Yes!!! [Now bot collection] alt-beam ; BEAM David Simmons
> William,
>
> One of each so far, plus a wiggler (sort of a SYMET with an eccentric on
> the motor lifted up on paper clip legs). The FLEDse he likes is Half of
> the standard FRED, seems to fire better than the one at BEAM Online. His
> Solar roller is a 1381se, and his Light seeking head is battery. Not
> much so far but he is building a nice collection.
>
> William Cox wrote:
> >
> > Did he build the SYMETs with the 1381s or a FLED?
> > -William
>

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