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Re: Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:28:07 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Dan Berladyn wrote:
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Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x480
I’ve never understood what these parts where good for. Can anyone enlighten
me? I just had to buy a bunch of them from bricklink so that I could be
stocked on them, but I do not understand their use. Perhaps they can be
used with a light sensor, or perhaps they can be used as a knob to be turned
“by hand”, but other than that I would like to know common uses for them and
the reason why they seem to be priced at a premium. Anyone care to throw in
their two cents?
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It was introduced in 1997 in 8479 Barcode
Multi-Set, which you programmed with barcodes. It wasn’t used again until 2003.
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x480
In the LEGO
Education Team Challenge set it is used with a light sensor to create a
rotation sensor.
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| Thank you for that information. I took a look through several pictures of a 8479 Barcode Multi-Set, I wanted to see how the Timing Wheel was used. While doing so I came up with the idea of using a Touch Sensor with the Timing Wheel. This works so (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth (URL) never understood what these parts where good for. Can anyone enlighten me? I just had to buy a bunch of them from bricklink so that I could be stocked on them, but I do not understand their use. Perhaps they (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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