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Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:54:48 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> ...and then, after lots of testing and verifications,
> you get the problem of mechanical wear!
Yeah, that's a good point. I've yet to have a module fail due to wear, but
for at least one of my modules I've actually found a dusting of yellow ABS under
certain axles by the end of the day. I guess part of this is just due to the
fact that my GBC stuff is some of the *only* moving LEGO that I've ever had
cumulative run-time measured in days.
> Worm gears are no better (of course!).
I've got one that uses a worm-driven cam to bump the bottom of the feeding
area, breaking ball jams. I figure at some point I'll see the cam start to erode
through the LEGO bump plate.
--
Brian Davis
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| (...) My pirate ship fired balls using a spinning LEGO tire like a pitching machine. By the end of Brickfest the tire was completely bald, and there were small flecks of black rubber all over the place. You can test, test, and test some more, but (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| ...and then, after lots of testing and verifications, you get the problem of mechanical wear! Some designs are more sensitive to that than others. For example my Archimede screw ((URL) that initially worked reliably is now unusable after several (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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