2021 Rocky Mountain Slayer Alloy 30 Bent Derailleur
Crossing a log and landing on the Derailleur is a neat trick but not so good for the Derailleur or the hanger bracket. The 2021 Slayer Alloy 30 has a….
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The Rocky Mountain Slayer is an All Mountain bike that includes a rear spring suspension. The spring that comes with the XL version of the bike comes with Marzocchi Bomber….
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The maze in the picture was a leftover from another project. What better use to put it to than have a coding exercise with Cozmo, have Cozmo escape the maze…..
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The examples and SDK for working with Cozmo are Python based. https://github.com/anki/cozmo-python-sdk/tree/master/examples/tutorials We have a couple of Google Chromebooks, one is the 2013 Pixel and one a newer Pixelbook…..
Read More →Getting started with Cozmo
Cozmo is a little toy robot with a python SDK. The setup is a little quirky, but nevertheless fun. The Cozmo app on the mobile deivce communicates with Cozmo….
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In Python 2, it is a special statement and Python 3, print is a function. Python print “tj” The output is tj Now in Python 3, you have to use….
Read More →Electrical Applications, quiz 0001
Look at the following circuits. What will happen when the switch is turned on: Simple LED, resistor and battery 2. Simple LED, resistor and battery 3. Simple LED, resistor and battery….
Read More →Electrical Applications, Components, Values and Units
Resistors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor Resistors are measured in Ohms Ω. They are used to limit the current that flows through the circuit. Resistors mostly come in a fixed numeric. 1, 1.5,….
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How do you identify a resistors value if you don’t have a multimeter available? Each resistor has a band of colors. These bands identify the value in Ω as well….
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