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Re: Synchro drive in lego
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:45:00 GMT
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Carlson, Doug R (MN65) <{carlson_doug@htc.honeywell.com}Spamless{}>
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> > could you not (I haven't tried this!) use a ratchet on the assembly so
> > that axle rotation one way turns the assembly, and the other way drives
> > the wheel?
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> Yeah, but I can't think of a good way to ratchet the assembly.
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> -Paul (pspeed@augustschell.com)
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> > Stuart
I've seen ratchets made with a pivoting gear rack element in contact with a
24 Tooth gear.
Also, the small bungee racers had a ratchet mechanism also using several 16T
gears.
I'm quite curious to see what other variations of this platform emerge.
-- Doug ( who just moved and hasn't unpacked the LEGO yet )
carlson_doug@htc.honeywell.com
dcarlson@net-info.com
http://www.net-info.com/~dcarlson
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| Yeah, I've made these sorts of ratchets before. The problem isn't so much making a ratchet as it is ratcheting the wheel assembly to the platform. If I had one of those free-spinning dark grey gears I could do it. I may finally have to break down (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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