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(...) I've tried that - it jams periodically when the teeth of one wheel meet point-to-point against the teeth of the wheel it's driving. This seems to be because of the strange angle at which the first wheel approaches the second at it initially (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:3CAA6B95.CB1986...ail.net... (...) (A) (...) you (...) rotating (...) You can do this without modifying any gears. To approximate a gear with teeth missing, all you need to do is have (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes - that's essentially what I did when I said: (...) I used a large gear to mount the smaller one off-axis instead of the 'arm' you describe - but functionally, it's the same. The trouble is that during the period when the two gears are not (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks - but that's not what I'm after. I want the input shaft to be rotating continuously - and the output shaft to be stationary for some relatively large amount of time - then suddenly rotate for a short time. This cycle should be repeated. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No - I *won't* consider hacking away at my Lego parts - however, it may be possible to take that idea and build something that would be similar. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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