DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] How did RBNO go last night?

Wed Jun 25 11:59:22 CDT 2008

I also have a Hero. Randy Dumse has it at the moment, but I do not know
if they (NewMicros) have been playing with it or not.

Kip

On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 12:49 -0400, DeltaGraph at aol.com wrote:
> Kip/All,
>  
> I don't think we took any Money, beyond a few dollars to under pay
> Steve and Glenn for cookie contributions.
> One oscilloscope was dead, other was marginal and was running no-bid
> on ebay for like $10-$20.
> We pitched the dead scope -- only because it was very low end. The
> working scope has max sweep rate of like 100 KHz or something so
> pretty poor..
>  
> Heathkit Hero Robot has real value.
> One faction wants to keep it. Another wants to part out on ebay $$$.
> I say keep it for a year keeping in mind it will always be a source a
> fascination for new members.
> If we create a robot showcase. Then of  course Hero would have a
> prominent place.
> Ed, Eric S.,Doug and Scott had the Hero talking  before I left last
> night.
>  
> RoboMower looks interesting also. Might be good candidate for club
> outdoor robot.
> Might want to look into light-weight alternate battery source --- or
> maybe ship that robot 
> to ebay??
>  
> There were a few items in Eric's Yundt's  collection that were
> duplicated in sufficient quantities to warrant placement on ebay
> including rolls of heat shrink tubing and circuit breakers.
>  
> Most of the motors were garden variety steppers and small low-cost toy
> DC motors. No DC geared / ungeared that would have $10-$20 value.
>  
> We did keep a bin full of motors. 
> We still have the bear LED panel -- no drivers  --- and some other
> misc stuff.
>  
> Steve was delighted with old news letters and records. I agree that,
> and possibly having Heath-Kit robot add value to the club. 
>  
> My original position was sell the Heath-Kit robot, but in all truth
> robots like that, TankBot,  and the 6 legged walking robot from
> Parallax that Brian Clough added the ARM controller to, add real value
> to the club and should be displayed in a showcase -- where they can be
> powered up and demoed for visitors.
>  
> Speaking of that we need to contact Brian to see if he is not actively
> working on the 6 legged walker, to bring it up to the club. 
>  
> Brian? You reading this post?
>  
> Ron Grant
> DPRG President 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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