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Re: LEGOdometer
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:59:04 GMT
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Very impressive! I don't know what is the most amazing: the odometer itself or
the extensive write-up ;o)

Would you have more details (MLCad?) of the gearing/ratcheting between dials?
And BTW, did you see this:
http://www.lugnet.com/jump.cgi?http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2008/02/week-techvideo-2008-06-chain-precession.html

Philo



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  Re: LEGOdometer
 
(...) Thanks! Both were fun ;) (...) I don't yet, though I can easily do that. The 4-spoked technic joiners, when turned, rotate the 16T gear at the opposite end of the dial. That gear then connects to two idler gears which drive a 40T gear; that (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)

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  LEGOdometer
 
As is my tendency, here’s an absurdly long treatise describing the development of a LEGO Train Odometer Car (a.k.a. the “LEGOdometer”). (URL) A Little Background. After religiously attending them for several years, I stopped going to LEGO train (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 

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