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| I don't know of any other source for the flex axle. I found that they did not turn smoothly. Tend to loft. Maybe they can be contained at several points to stop the whipping action. Micromotors seem to work well in pairs, I guess they unlock each (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I agree with your opinions of the flex axles, they dont turn smoothly, and if there is any slack the flex axles sometimes bend in on themselves before turning the axle. I found the best way to use them is to keep the amount of bend to a minium (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Yes - I agree. I'd avoid using micromotors anyway because of their tendancy to lock up when you put any kind of strain on them. Micromotors are good for little decorative features or small one-time operations that don't need much power. So (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Yes - you need to thread them though some technic beams along the way. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (23 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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