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| A new newsgroup/list lugnet.robotics.spybotics has been created for the focused discussion of LEGO SPYBOTICS issues (with a big emphasis on replacement firmware and/or software). Feel free to crosspost between .robotics and .robotics.spybotics, as (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.admin.nntp) !
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| I was reading stuff about the Microscout that said it's light sensor would not pick up IR light; however, I decided to try it out for myself. Using mode 3 (as the easiest one to check), I started it running, and then pointed the remote from my DVD (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.microscout)
| | | | | Re: Microscout assembly?
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| Hmm... Well, you could try www.mindstorms.com (or whatever it is) and look fo the configuration. I remember looking around that side and seeing some diagrams and shematics. I have that set too, and I have no intentions of taking it apart (lucily) (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
| | | | | Re: Microscout assembly?
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| The only thing that comes to mind is that the metal strips are acting like brushes to connect the power to the commutator of the motor. I opened one of mine and fear restrained me from entering too far. The battery connections are direct to the PC (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
| | | | | Microscout assembly?
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| One day, while there was nothing to do, I took apart my Microscout (came with the R2D2 droid development kit, or whatever). I had no idea how the motor assembly was connected to the rest of the unit, so this was probably a bad idea. Anyway, I took (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.microscout)
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