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> -----Original Message-----> Richard Hamilton
> My cybermaster box has a 27MHZ sticker on it. Did Lego
> produce cybermasters
> on different frequencies or is 27MHZ the only one?
Mine's also 27MHz.
By the way, has anyone tried to alter this freq ?
I had the opportunity to get my hands on a Cybermaster with a stuck motor.
After opening it up, I saw the part (don't know the correct name of the
component) where the frequency might be set.
I'm thinking of changing the freq on both the cybermaster unit and the RF
tower (of course) to see if I can use two units, but one of the problems is
exactly the inacuracy of this procedure: setting the exact new freq on both
parts, the unit and the tower.
Has anyone tried this ? :)
thxs for any info,
mc.
PS: BTW, one other "hack" I'm planning is to get rid of the stuck motor and
even the good one (I'll keep it as a spare) and make two small holes and get
the two motor wires outside of the box unit. Then, I'll connect those wires
with two standard LEGO 2x2 electric part so I can connect standard Technic
9V motors. I'll also try to keep the tachometers working.
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Hi Marco,
"Marco Correia" <marco@soporcel.pt> writes:
>
> > -----Original Message-----> Richard Hamilton
> > My cybermaster box has a 27MHZ sticker on it. Did Lego
> > produce cybermasters
> > on different frequencies or is 27MHZ the only one?
>
> Mine's also 27MHz.
there are several frequencies in the 27MHz band.
> By the way, has anyone tried to alter this freq ?
> I had the opportunity to get my hands on a Cybermaster with a stuck motor.
> After opening it up, I saw the part (don't know the correct name of the
> component) where the frequency might be set.
Probably a quartz.
> I'm thinking of changing the freq on both the cybermaster unit and the RF
> tower (of course) to see if I can use two units, but one of the problems is
> exactly the inacuracy of this procedure: setting the exact new freq on both
> parts, the unit and the tower.
You should buy two quartz for the exact same frequency in the 27MHz band,
then it should be ok.
> Has anyone tried this ? :)
No, I have only one unit.
Jürgen
--
Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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Hi Jürgen :)
> > After opening it up, I saw the part (don't know the correct
> > name of the component) where the frequency might be set.
> Probably a quartz.
No, it's a part that you can rotate with a screwdriver.
I'm used to see these on radios or walkie-talkies ou even on tv-tuners
Maybe I'm wrong, and that part has nothing to do with the RF of the unit.
I dunno if this changes the possible freqs on that band.
I know almost nothing about RF and electronics.
> > exactly the inacuracy of this procedure: setting the exact
> > new freq on both the unit and the tower.
> You should buy two quartz for the exact same frequency in the
> 27MHz band, then it should be ok.
I haven't checked the tower. Dunno if it has an equivalent component as I
described above for the cibermaster unit.
Thxs for your info :)
mc.
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Perhaps this link will help you:
http://come.to/knicky
There is a detailed description in the tips & tricks section. It shows how
to change the frequency. The description is also available in english.
Greetings, Bart
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