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enrico.n.manes.1 wrote:
Welcome everyone - feel free to post your thoughts and comments here. We had the following to-do items on our list, a) <strike>locate the whereabouts of the equipment, software, laptops, thumbdrives, etc</strike> <font color=red ><b>- At Tecumseh</b></font> b) modify the programming to eliminate binary control of the motor speeds/direction <font color=red ><b>- NOT Doable with the standard kit<br> I will have to investigate what the larger programming suite provides for options.</b></font> c) purchase additional Vex crystal<strike> <font color=red ><b> - Found "A" kits on Ebay for about $15 for 4 crystals but I'm having a tough time finding "B" kits less than $50<br></strike> <strike>just got a reply from an Ebay seller that he has both - negotiating a price<br> - I picked up 4 A kits for about $50 in total which will give us 4 teams of 5 so long as the teams don't get too close to each other</strike>.<br>- All 4 A kits have arrived.<bR> - I'm still waiting to find B kits at a reasonable price.</b></font> d) <strike>investigate if ordinary crystals can be used to expand the available frequencies</strike> <font color=red ><b>- Cannot be done easily-</b></font> e) <strike>inquiring about available funds to purchase additional accessories (vision system, pneumatics system, etc)</strike> <font color=red ><b>- $500 left and Roger said it is available -<br> - I've also kicked around the idea of having the kids create letters to corporations for donations as a literature lesson -</b></font> f) inquire about purchasing tool boxes to house the equipment in a more permanent fashion <font color=red ><b>- I've looked into it and come up with the following, waiting to hear other ideas,</b></font> <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Mastercart-Tool-17330605/dp/B000GAS0VU/sr=8-6/qid=1165365510/ref=pd_bbs_6/104-3173702-2056708?ie=UTF8&s=hi>Large Toolbox </a> <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Stack-On-Professional-Tool-Box/dp/B0000CEZ2Z/sr=8-1/qid=1165365510/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3173702-2056708?ie=UTF8&s=hi>Individual Toolbox </a> <a href=http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Storage%2C+Chests+%26+Cabinets&pid=00959096000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Mobile+Tool+Cabinets&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes> Sears Large Toolbox </a>- go to Sears.com - Item # 00959096000 <font color=red ><b>- <ul><li>I've also thought about asking Walmart to donate as they have generous donation programs and toolboxes similar to the Individual Toolbox</li><li> I've written a letter and delivered it to Walmart in W. Laf to see if they could help us out with the purchase of the equipment. They have nice B&D toolboxes which will store the equipment pretty well. </li><li>Walmart has some boxes like those referred to by the Additional Storage 1 links below for $3-$4 so we should be taken care of for storage space</li></ul></b></font> g) <strike>inquire about the missing parts of the original box that was sent over (remote control, wheels, etc)</strike> <font color=red ><b>- They should be at our school -</b></font> h)<strike> find a place to store the materials and create some sort of check-out system for the materials</strike> <font color=red ><b>- The teacher got together on 12/7/06 and have found a place for them in a science room-</b></font> i) <strike>contact MEs at Purdue as a resource for future years. I know Dr. Chiu well enough and I'm thinking of creating a link between Tecumseh and Purdue so that Prof. Chiu and Prof. Meckl can have their students make themselves available to teach the programming when I'm not around.</strike> <font color=red ><b>- I received the following response from Dr. Meckl Purdue's ME department,<br>Nino, It's good to hear from you. I will be teaching ME 586 Microprocessors next semester, so it would be natural to ask the TA and any interested students if they would like to participate. In addition, of course, I would be available for help as well. This sounds like a nice project to get involved in. Regards, Peter Meckl -</b></font>
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