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Re: Is 8860 2 or 3 speed?
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lugnet.build
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Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:38:25 GMT
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Tim Rueger wrote:
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> The gearbox has three ratios, but the plates around the stick shift only
> enable two at once. Two ratios are enabled with the "default"
> construction, while a different pair of two ratios is enabled when the
> 960 motor is added. This makes it (barely) possible for the 960 motor
> to move the vehicle.
Ah, that explains it. I've never tried the motorization instructions.
I have a couple of Mindstorms motors - maybe I'll try one of those.
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> Later chassis models (8865 and 8880) don't have motorization
> instructions; they're just too massive for the motors of their times.
> Perhaps 8848 will work with the latest 8735 motor.
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> Now, did the gears actually jam, or did they just turn with a lot of
> friction?
They turned with a lot of friction :)
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> -Tim
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> --
> Tim and/or Shelley Rueger - rueger "at" io.com
> WWW page: http://www.io.com/~rueger/
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