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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Robot Mania On Ebay

Author: Ismenio Sousa

Date: 20:43:00 01/10/05

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On January 10, 2005 at 20:57:37, Steve B wrote:

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>
>i would be very wary of bidding on this Fidelity Phantom
>even though the seller says the computer is working ,he does not have the
>correct pieces
>he shows the computer with a set of small wooden magnetic pieces
>
>the correct Phantom pieces are completely different then these
>they are very light weight(plastic).taller and thinner
>it is highly unlikely that  the electromagnets underneath the playing surface
>could possibly move these pieces correctly
>
Nice catch Steve! That really doesn't look right. And I would imagine that even
if that worked, the strain on the motor would be excessive as the pieces would
be heavier. Not to mention that I also think that pressing down the sensors with
 those wooden pieces would also put the wrong amount of preasure on them.

(...)
>
>High Level Alert Regards
>Steve

Magnetic Regards,

Ismenio



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