If you are into RC vehicles you need to have a look at this cool Mini V12 RC Car Engine. This is sure to make everyone who looks at it drool. "12-cylinder-4-stroke V-engine with two camshafts below, mixed lubrication and air cooling. * 21 mm bore stroke 21 mm Displacement 87 cm ³ engine capacity to 7,25 cc per cylinder. * Compression ratio of 1:10 weight ca 4800 g
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It’s amazing that this computer that I had never heard about was being sold until just recently (2004). You would sure feel like a computer programmer when you were working on one of these, pushing buttons, turning knobs, plugging patch cables from one port to the next… I don’t think many other systems could ever have a life as long as this unit had. "Each GP-6 is a self-contained
Gary Teachout has put together an interesting robot that uses a Motorola 68HC11 as a brain and K’NEX for the structure. It has some smarts built into it, this includes a fight or flight reaction! "ERC is a small computer, a few motors, some cardboard, and a bunch of K’NEX. For a long time it was a mobile robot, with differential drive, and I used it for many navigation
When I shut down my computers in my workroom there is an strange silence. It’s nice but feels strange since there is usually the whir of computer fans in the background. I have often though it would be nice to locate the computers remotely and simply have a monitor, keyboard and mouse in the room for each system. This passive cooling idea is interesting but you will never see
Garygadget15 has a great idea that puts an old motor to use providing power by consuming waste cooling oil. "I have built a "off the Grid" home generator using a 1950’s Coventry Victor one cylinder diesel generator, I can run this on diesel or a diesel and used cooking oil mixture and have it attached to a large battery via a 40amp car alternator which supplies my garden lighting
This LEGO V8 Engine looks very impressive but that’s what I would expect for 4 months of work. Is there anything that you can’t make with LEGO? Download up to date 70-680 sample questions and braindump to make your 640-802 exam preparation easy for you.
