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Changing Led Colors On Vu Meter Kit - Help
OK I picked up this kit for like 20 bucks. Got it together and working with LEDs included. However I want to swap to all blue LEDs. The...
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Revolution Live Stream Cant Hear Audio(Dj!)
Dj, no one can hear the audio coming out of the livestream. its just a faint whistling noise.
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Ez-Office Camera's Down?
is it me or it it really that they're stuck on 26th of may? :/
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ARC Users Guide
Is there a Printed [Hardcopy] of the ARC software available? I find reading thru an instruction manual alot easier then trying to reference a video tutorial everytime I have a question on how to use the software. Its so much easier to just grab the book when one needs an answer on the fly...
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Wireless Camera Power Questions
Hello, Since I have received my EZ-Robot kit I have had some concerns over the wireless camera related to the power. The camera works with the computer but the battery only lasts maybe 45 minutes of so on a full charge. When I plug in the camera (using the supplied usb cord) into my iphone charger, the red light only stays on for about 30 minutes...
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Rich |
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Wireless Camera Not Working
Hello, My wireless camera was working for the past 2 days since I got the kit and now all that shows up is black. It says it is connected but no image shows on the screen. I suspected it was faulty because of weird charging behavior. The camera is fully charged and still I am getting no image. The blue light is on. Any idea?
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feroze |
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Startup Troubleshooting
Windows 8, Microsoft BlueTooth stack, and the BT dongle I ordered with my EZ-B I can connect to the EZ-B, but the bluetooth device list swiches to "Offline" within a few seconds. Attempts to connect get this error: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sLvTII-kbYVzFTYlNWQ050VXc/edit?usp=sharing I went through the hardware diagnostics, and...
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jws |
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Live Office Video Wont Update
The live office videos all show 5-26-1013 at about 12pm hope to see video's of the party
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robotmaker |
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Flying Ball
I found a cool little flying RC Ball helo at the source for 60$ i think i will try and get next payday
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jstarne1 |
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ARC Freeze And Ez-B Crash
I will be using a random control. then suddenly ARC freezes. the ez-b's blue LED turns off. All the servos start going nuts! Have no idea why this is happening. Maybe someone could help? Up until today it was fine.
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jstarne1 |
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Servo Makes Buzzing Sound When Under Load
Hello, I have a small arm on my robot and when it extends outward the servo makes a slight buzzing sound from the weight of the arm. Is this bad for the servo?
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jstarne1 |
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Cylinder Rolling Robot Idea, Needs A Name!
So I came up with the idea of a cylinder-shaped rolling robot. It will be able to follow people around and talk to them. It will be...
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