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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Highly Rare Novag Chess Robot On Ebay

Author: Steve B

Date: 19:10:16 12/22/04

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>Hi Steve,
>
>For what it is worth, after examining the inside of your robot's arm, I doubt
>their lubricant is dried up. Your lubricant was nearly new and did not seem to
>be of a type that dries up, even after 22 years. Of course it is always possible
>that your unit has a different lubricant, but I suspect something else wrong
>with their mechanical arm. If I had to guess it would be that the plastic inner
>gears or cogs are worn, or perhaps that some part is cracked.
>
>-Robin


thanks for your opinion GM Smith
this means of course that whomever wins that Robot is in for a nasty surprise
and we are looking and several thousand dollars here

pretty much done with your book
the section on Smirins games VS  Gambit Tiger was great
i particularly enjoyed  his maneuver to test if the computer would go for the
repetition of position..

Best
Steve






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