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Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Date: 
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:44:05 GMT
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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  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7900/steering.htm
I would like to see some other methods posted. This is a very difficult
model to power steer.

Bob Fay

Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message
news:37ADCFE4.10486D9F@voyager.net...
Bob Fay wrote:

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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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
 
Thanks Matthew for suggesting that white slip gear! A while ago there was a lot of thunder and lightning and I unplugged the computer and worked on my 8448 car while waiting for the kids to clean up the kitchen so we could eat. I put a second (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
 
Wow--I just looked at the pictures you linked to here, and it's a much more elegant solution than mine--I could probably keep my bodywork too. Karen (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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  Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
 
(...) Agreed. I have motorized a number of technic sets per the instructions and always use a Micromotor for steering. Just the right speed (...) One big thing to watch out for is if you stall the micromotor, it sometimes gets stuck, even if you (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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