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Re: Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth
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Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:35:58 GMT
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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 well I am almost certain that this is where the
Timing Wheel had it's origins.  Using the Timing Wheel with a Light Sensor
seems to work ok aswell, but the output values appear hardly
distinguishable.

Again, thanks for the replies.



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  Re: Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth
 
(...) Following on from the use of the 8-tooth timing wheel in the 8479 bar code truck, which varied the rev sound, I used a 4-lobe Technic Knob Wheel (URL) with a touch sensor connected to a bar code unit to produce a 'chuff' sound for a large (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth
 
(...) It was introduced in 1997 in (URL) 8479 Barcode Multi-Set>, which you programmed with barcodes. It wasn't used again until 2003. (URL) In the (URL) LEGO Education Team Challenge set> it is used with a light sensor to create a rotation sensor. (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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