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Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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lugnet.build
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Sun, 8 Aug 1999 18:43:48 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera%antispam%.com
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Bob Fay wrote:
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> Have you tried a micromotor? I have not tried to motorize my car yet, but
> that is what I will use for steering.
Agreed. I have motorized a number of technic sets per the instructions
and always use a Micromotor for steering. Just the right speed
> The steering is stiff at the rack on
> this car and will need some loosening. The micromotor will stall if the load
> is too great preventing breakup. It is also very compact, but will need a
> free running gear train. Good Luck! I should do mine with in this week.
One big thing to watch out for is if you stall the micromotor, it
sometimes gets stuck, even if you reverse it. You have to work carefully
to free it back up. I suspect that it is not a Good Thing to stall one
of these too many times.
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 | | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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| I have to reverse my comments regarding the micromotor for this car. This car is too heavy and the tires to wide for the power of the micromotor. I have just completed the steering using the type ll motor. You can take a look at (URL) would like to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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| Have you tried a micromotor? I have not tried to motorize my car yet, but that is what I will use for steering. The steering is stiff at the rack on this car and will need some loosening. The micromotor will stall if the load is too great preventing (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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