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Re: Capacitor Car
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Date: 
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:57:15 GMT
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:HC6s8y.9F@lugnet.com...

> http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/people/tsangc/nglcl/capcar.jpg
> 
> I built it after rtlToronto13 at Chris' house.  It can putter for several
> feet on a single charge-I picked the narrow rigid tires to reduce friction
> and tried to minimize weight by using rounded half beams.

Now, all you need to do is combine this concept, with jrl's "Twirp":

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=37318

And see what you can come up with.  :)

    Iain



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  Capacitor Car
 
Hey folks, Not half as intriguing as Iain's pallet conveyor, but here's a capcitor powered car: (URL) built it after rtlToronto13 at Chris' house. It can putter for several feet on a single charge-I picked the narrow rigid tires to reduce friction (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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