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Then I&#39;ll probably put that project to rest and start building robots with my copy of the cheap Tamiya gearbox :) </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/jones-on-stepping-motors-tutorial#post-559 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:21:32 +0000 Ben 559@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>I&#39;m not sure what&#39;s going on with cookies and user ids. Grrr.</p> <p>Stu I&#39;m amazed by your forays into Arduining. 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