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Unread 21-03-2004, 20:21
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Re: Help! My robot has a mind of it's own!

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Originally Posted by K0r34nB0y
In response to #4:
I'm not even sure if it's running on a solenoid, or for that matter, what a solenoid is, I'm not an electrician (but I am trying to learn for next year)
Does the arm use a pneumatic cyliner to "bash itself into the ground"?

EDIT: I reread post #1 and now that I see that it does indeed operate on pneumatics, there will be a solenoid. I'm willing to bet the problem is what post #4 has described.
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