[Robotgroup] Basic Stamp Success

[Eric Lundquist]

Scott,
To pull up the excess solder try using solder braid.  I have seen it at
Radio Shack and Frys.
I am sure that if you bring the board in next week that folks would be able
to tell if it was salvageable or not.
- Eric



On 1/18/08, LHudson <lhudson73 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am pretty comfortable with simple BS2 programming.  I wouldn't mind
> sticking around offering tips and unsolicited commentary, but the meeting
> ran kinda late last night....
>
> I do have a BOE-Bot kit, but I will be using it for more insidious
> purposes:  I plan on attaching the servos to a pan-and-tilt kit that I
> bought online for $10, and then making a robot head out of the rest of the
> BOE-Bot, using the serial connector to a PC running a DOTNET application.  I
> also have a disassembled Little Tykes Hummer and two motor controllers -- I
> had to buy a second one because I trashed the first one due to my lack of
> soldering ability, which is why I thought the video last night was awesome
> but also sort of hilarious.
>
> And now I also have a Rhoomba.
> :-D
>
> Scott
>
> PS -- I did have a ton of questions after the video, like suchas for
> example can a trashed motor controller be fixed?  One of the holey things
> got solder oozed into it from soldering another part, and there is another
> place with all the wires sticking out, and a huge clump of solder attached
> to them all.  Also, if the microprocessor gets really really really hot
> while you are soldering it to the board, is that bad?
>
>
> Denise Scioli <morg80 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Robot Group is so nuturing, especially to a real novice when it comes
> to programming. (You have to know, it took a year and a trilogy novel to
> discover what the Dominion was in Deep Space Nine).....
>
> Whitney (Rick's daughter) and I both successfully (with guidance from RG
> members) made the servos turn, and......hooray......did the Pizo speaker
> make noises. Thanks Eric, Paul, Marvin, Derek and others for their help and
> encouragement. It is simpler than it appears. Good work Whitney. I hope you
> can continue to come to the meetings.
>
> Scott, do you have a Boe Bot, and do you want to learn this with us or do
> you already know how to use Basic Stamp?
>
> Denise
>
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