Author: Steven Edwards
Date: 21:41:39 10/23/04
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On October 23, 2004 at 20:42:19, Ismenio Sousa wrote: >If you wouldn't mind, here's another question: what if we didn't need the >camera? What if the system had its own table and pieces so that the engine would >recognize them by 'location', pretty much like the Phantom models did (Milton >Bradley/Fidelity)? Would that make the system a lot less complex/less costly or >really not that much? (Would you be using stepper motors?) Servomotors are used. An under-the-board mechanism like MB/Fidelity used is much simpler than an external, more general purpose arm. But it requires a special board and special pieces and that would add to the cost. Some people may prefer, or already have a DGT board and would be more interested in an accessory locomotor arm than buying yet another specialized board and set.
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