[Tiny-tux] [Swarm] cracked shell on orb 2

[Corey McGuire]

Sweet!  I can't wait!

Maybe Tinytux could adopt an orb.  We could see to getting the firmware to
where we want it for whatever next level we want to take the project.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Lee Sonko <lee at lee.org> wrote:

> Marnia and I took 2 orbs to the Crucible Fireside Lounge event. It was a
> lot of fun! There is one really important issue we discovered though. First,
> orb 2's batteries are shot.... an hour on a charger gave it enough juice to
> drive exactly 1 foot. Much more importantly, it has a cracked shell! On one
> hemisphere, about 1/3 of the welds along the "equator" have broken welds. At
> a glance, they looked eminently re-weldable.
>
> After Burning Man, I'll get together some nights I'm initially calling The
> Factory Certified Used Orb Event
>
>
>
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>



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