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Re: Is 8860 2 or 3 speed?
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Date: 
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:38:25 GMT
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Tim Rueger wrote:

<snip>

> 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.

> 
> 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.
> 
> Now, did the gears actually jam, or did they just turn with a lot of
> friction?

They turned with a lot of friction :)

> 
> -Tim
> 
> --
> Tim and/or Shelley Rueger - rueger "at" io.com
> WWW page: http://www.io.com/~rueger/



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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 (...) (27 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)

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