#robotics Logs

Sep 07 2018

12:00 AM rue_: where do I find that...
12:04 AM rue_: Diamond member, 2651
12:11 AM flav0r: oh man
12:11 AM flav0r: i wonder how many orders i need to be a diamond member
12:11 AM rue_: hah, just remmeber, it dosn't really matter
12:11 AM rue_: I'm curious if they will bump me down if I dont order much anymore
02:11 AM Jak_o_Shadows: _unreal_, dc-dc convertrs are so cheap and efficient...
11:22 AM z64555: some of the fancier bec's are dc-dc converters
11:22 AM z64555: instead of just a simple voltage regulator
08:25 PM Tom_L: .
10:05 PM ferdna: what is the most powerful laser that i can get on ebay
10:05 PM ferdna: for my laser engraver?
10:17 PM rue_: x military 500kw
10:17 PM rue_: BUT, if you point it in the sky, as the right time of day, and in the right direction, you can get an even bigger one
10:18 PM rue_: provided you can re-align it after impact
11:35 PM pokmo: hi
11:35 PM pokmo: i'm trying to sense if a person walks past a line. is there some sort of narrow angle sonar or IR transmitter?
11:35 PM rue_: yup
11:35 PM rue_: an ir beam
11:35 PM pokmo: hopefully it can cover up to 2m or so
11:35 PM rue_: yup
11:36 PM pokmo: rue_ do those need reflectors?
11:36 PM rue_: not all of them no
11:45 PM pokmo: thanks