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Re: lego Technic "class"
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Date: 
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:12:14 GMT
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> Ken wrote:
> > 
> > Actually, the reason I'm looking here is because I had a motor die recently
> > for no apparent reason. It's become really difficult to turn the spindle by
> > hand and it only gives about 100 RPM instead of the nominal 360.
> 
> 
Dean wrote:

> I've had 6 bad motors out of 15 or so. Some out of the RoboSports sets
> but non from an actual RIS or RDS. LEGO will replace the motors are no
> cost. Sometimes you must send in the bad motors in their return
> envelope.
> 
> I had one motor that would spin normal until torqued. Then it would just
> spin inside and not the shaft. LEGO didn't want that one back and I use
> it as a power generator. Wind power.

That could be good news. Can you tell me how you contacted someone at Lego
who has some good sense?

Thanks



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  Re: lego Technic "class"
 
(...) I've never had an issue with LEGO. My wife has. They made her send in the bad parts first, on her dime. She was pretty upset. But I've never had an issue and have never been charged. Dean (25 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: lego Technic "class"
 
(...) I've had 6 bad motors out of 15 or so. Some out of the RoboSports sets but non from an actual RIS or RDS. LEGO will replace the motors are no cost. Sometimes you must send in the bad motors in their return envelope. I had one motor that would (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics)

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