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<DIV>Kip/All,</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't think we took any Money, beyond a few dollars to under pay Steve
and Glenn for cookie contributions.</DIV>
<DIV>One oscilloscope was dead, other was marginal and was running no-bid on
ebay for like $10-$20.</DIV>
<DIV>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..</DIV>
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<DIV>Heathkit Hero Robot has real value.</DIV>
<DIV>One faction wants to keep it. Another wants to part out on ebay $$$.</DIV>
<DIV>I say keep it for a year keeping in mind it will always be a source a
fascination for new members.</DIV>
<DIV>If we create a robot showcase. Then of course Hero would have a
prominent place.</DIV>
<DIV>Ed, Eric S.,Doug and Scott had the Hero talking before I left last
night.</DIV>
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<DIV>RoboMower looks interesting also. Might be good candidate for club outdoor
robot.</DIV>
<DIV>Might want to look into light-weight alternate battery source --- or maybe
ship that robot </DIV>
<DIV>to ebay??</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>We did keep a bin full of motors. </DIV>
<DIV>We still have the bear LED panel -- no drivers --- and some other
misc stuff.</DIV>
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<DIV>Steve was delighted with old news letters and records. I agree that, and
possibly having Heath-Kit robot add value to the club. </DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>Brian? You reading this post?</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron Grant</DIV>
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