Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #13070
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Eric Seale Eric.Seale@pobox.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 07:41:57 -0600
Subject: Re: Parts???
Gabe,
> I'm fairly new to Beam and Bots in general. I love the wealth of
>information I've been able to find on-line. I was curious if anybody could
>help me decide what parts and equipment I should get? I've already placed an
>order with solarbotics, I bought just about 2 or more of everything :) What
>tools or gadgets do you experienced beamers use? I would also like to do a
>bulk buy of electronics (enough to do any project I see). Has anyone
>compiled a "master list" of components needed for general beam projects? I
>will be creating a web site and I will post all of the information I can
>gather there.
A number of other folks have already chimed in on this (w.r.t. tools & the
like), so I'll try not to repeat too much.
As far as parts go, you might want to check out the FAQ at
http://www.beam-online.com.
In particular, check out the list of "common"
parts & where to find them:
http://www.beam-online.com/Robots/FAQ/FAQ.html#Find
part xxxxxx
(the link may or may not transfer correctly to your browser; make sure you
get the entire line, including "xxxxxx").
In my experience, you can find multiple vendors for MOST beam parts; good
solar cells seem to be the toughest to find. For these, about all you can
do is send a big wad-o-cash to solarbotics, so you can build up a handy
inventory of parts & not have to wait for delivery before you can build
your latest brainchild (those of us "south of the border" have to deal with
some pretty significant shipping times from solarbotics).
Eric (also a Beam-newbie)
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