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Uses for tacho wheel?
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Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:34:07 GMT
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Attempt #2 at this post...
I recently aquired (via the "grab bags" at LEGO stores - wonderful idea,
second only to PaB for me) two of the "tacho wheels":
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x480
I've played with them only a little, but how do you *use* these things? I'd
download the barcode truck instructions to see what LEGO did, but an 88 Mb PDF
file over my dialup is, um... it could take a while. Can these be used to
activate a touch sensor? Other gears?
There's got to be *some* (non-decorative) use for them - heck, Pitsco even
sells spare parts packs with 'em.
--
Brian Davis
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 | | Re: Uses for tacho wheel?
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| (...) Whilst white tacho wheels were used by the barcode truck for speed sensing (on the truck for variable engine rev sounds), the Star Wars UCS X-Wing used grey ones on the cannons(?) on the wings. Tacho wheels have 8 slots that will hold flex (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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