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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes:
> this is a VERY informal test. but it initially should prove to calum
> that a drop of preventative maintenance lube will not "significantly"
> change the speed of a gear train.
It doesn't prove anything, Chris. I have two objections to your "test":
-Worm to 24t is a very simple gear mechanism. You know as well as I do that
friction doesn't build up with only two gears.
-The viscosity of the Vaseline probably causes more trouble than any
lubricating effects, especially if you glopped it with the stuff.
I invite you to try a REAL test if you want to prove any difference in
performance-ie, a larger complex of gears, something other than Vaseline.
As a side note, now you have two gears, 2 angle frames, and several bushings
now covered in Vaseline. I personally have more objection to trying to get
Vaseline out of my Lego than dust.
Calum
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| I wasn't going to reply to this thread anymore. I wasn't going to reply to this thread anymore. I wasn't going to reply to this thread anymore. "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GsEKyz.9C3@lugnet.com... (...) Why something (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I never did this to PROVE CONCLUSIVELY one theory or another. I even stated that it was a VERY INFORMAL "test" (...) !!!!WHAT!!!!! did you really study engineering at U ot T????? AGRH!!!! you are so lucky small children MIGHT be reading cause (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| While Janey and I were discussing Lube's of one kind or another, we found this old thread. (URL) would seem I can now recall WHY I have a worm to 24t sub assembly all covered with vaseline. After almost 5 years of on and off use, this one sub (...) (17 years ago, 15-Nov-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| All this talk about Lube, got me to think...... So I decided to do a small experiment. Everyone knows that I am a fan of measuring the speed of my lego motors. i use the official lego speed counter. here is what i did and found: I took a worm to 24 (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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