Re: TI-H: G3 Rocks and a servo question???


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Re: TI-H: G3 Rocks and a servo question???




Opps...I guess I need to get some new servos.  (other than the ones used in
a 1979 wang computer)  :)  They were different 19 years ago...  :)

>The guy at the bottom is right about the servos. They do run on a pulse
>channel. Servos can also be modified to accept a continuous 'pulse' and
>complete a 306 degree rotation in either direction. I have successfully
>modified my servos into 'motors'. These can be used along with the BS1 to make
>things such as a robot. Is anyone else working on a way to program basic
>stamps with their TI calc? This is something I am interested in and would like
>to start trying.
>
>Greg
>
>Ritchie Argue wrote:
>
>> >>> >In the current war of processors -- the PowerPC G3 in Macs vs. the
>> >>> >Intel Pentium II for Windows -- whose faster-than-thou claims do you
>> >>>believe?
>> >>> >
>> >>> >                         Apple       1781 (63%)
>> >>> >
>> >>> >                         Intel       1037 (37%)
>> >>
>> >>That 63% sure know what they're talking about! (=
>> >>
>> >>Wish I had a G3!!! I'll take a G3 over a PC any day, and if I ever get a
>> >>PC, I'll trade it for a G3! (: I don't need a PC other than my old P75
>> >>with no CD or sound. I havn't touched it for over 2 months!
>> >>
>> >>Also, Servos have 3 wires. How are they run??? If anyone knows let me
>> >>know?
>> >
>> >Most 'GND' '+L' '+R'...
>>
>> Actually I think that servos are gnd, +, and a pulse channel where the
>> width of the pulse is proportional to the angle of the servo arm.  Check
>> out the issue of Circuit Cellar ink with robots on the cover (I think it's
>> jan or feb 98).  One of the articles has a blurb about the workings of a
>> servo.
>>
>> Ritchie
>
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