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- January 16th, 2014, 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Professor Roy Hinkley Dies
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- January 8th, 2014, 8:36 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
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Re: Mission Possible C
Interesting. Maybe all possible steps/transfers were covered by "and so forth" and it wasn't needed. In years past, there have been many impromptu competitions of "how many points can I get off of ONE step?", and I've seen some incredibly complex results, but I have never, ever i...
- January 8th, 2014, 8:22 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
- Views: 115665
Re: Mission Possible C
In that vein, it's probably not Kosher. But what if the task before actually DID sort the mix? Then it IS legal. All is states is "and so on".
- January 8th, 2014, 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Uncle Fester is Back
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2897
Re: Uncle Fester is Back
Cataract #2 removed a week ago. Because I barfed the whole way (9 miles) back home after the first one, they used much less of a different anesthesia, so I saw and remembered a lot more of the procedure. Right eye cataract was highly crystalline, and I got to see it while it was being removed. It wa...
- January 8th, 2014, 7:49 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
- Views: 115665
Re: Mission Possible C
Parallel? Far most likely it's not, depending on how it was built. If all three sort bins are on a lever, it's one step (combined mass, not optional mass). Plus, there's a very specific exemption in the rules for BONUS . NOTE: Mistakenly entered "Task Completion" instead of Tasdk Completio...
- January 8th, 2014, 7:45 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
- Views: 115665
Re: Mission Possible C
Well, with two eye surgeries and a heart procedure in recent weeks, this has to be my latest start with Mission ever. Northridge (IN) in a week, so I'm cutting things close. Seeing now just how much stuff is going to be different from the Olden Days, I suspect I'm going to have to sit people down fo...
- December 16th, 2013, 7:05 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
- Views: 115665
Re: Mission Possible C
Umm. . . Photocells and photoresistors are the same thing. Cadmium Sulphide, resistance varies by photon contact. Photocells don't "generate power". They dissipate it, or at least they do until they blow. Phototransistors have polarity; watch out. They'll also blow at the slightest wiring ...
- December 16th, 2013, 6:59 pm
- Forum: 2014 Build Events
- Topic: Mission Possible C
- Replies: 554
- Views: 115665
Re: Mission Possible C
A couple of years there was a similar ruckus over using photocells without transistors. Here's a freebie from The Old Man, in non-electronic, non-math terms: 1) Find photocells with a relatively LOW "ON" resistance. 40 Ohms is the lowest I've found at discount prices recently . Get a bunch...
- December 12th, 2013, 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Uncle Fester is Back
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2897
Re: Uncle Fester is Back
Well, lucky me! cataract-filled lens gets removed Dec 19, right eye follows Jan 2. Replacement parts already ordered and are waiting to be installed. Full front-end alignment. In between eye operations, I get a heart monitor for a few days. Folks at work are already betting that I'll probably take i...
- December 7th, 2013, 3:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Uncle Fester is Back
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2897
Re: Uncle Fester is Back
Unless, of course, I'm annoyed with you at the moment.