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Re: Help needed
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sun, 8 Nov 1998 06:38:40 GMT
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Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.#avoidspam#com>
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Oliver Eckel writes:
> After waiting for more than one month, I finally received my Lego Mindstorms
> Set. To my disappointment I had to notice that one motor doesn't respond
> correctly or doesn't have as much power as the other one.
>
> How can I get it fixed or replaced?

Call Lego.  They'll replace it for you.

> What could the problem be?

Apparently they've had a production problem where the rotors rust, and
the resultant lack of clearance causes some motors to run poorly or
not at all.

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After waiting for more than one month, I finally received my Lego Mindstorms Set. To my disappointment I had to notice that one motor doesn't respond correctly or doesn't have as much power as the other one. How can I get it fixed or replaced? It's (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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