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Subject: 
Bungee weapons
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 15:41:34 GMT
Original-From: 
Daniel Miller <DANIELMI@ECN.PURDUEstopspammers.EDU>
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On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Rich Thompson wrote:

> I actually went and purchased a bungee chopper (8202) just to create a
> bungee launcher for the Lego counter-weight pieces. The 9v motors don't wind
> the bungee cord too well without some extreme gearing to increase torque but
> they really get the weights moving fast enough to destroy most Lego
> constructs (walls, etc.) and they seriously damage technic creations
> too...so far nothing has broken (luckily) but don't stand in front of this
> dangerous cannon. I will eventually post pictures of this after I finish
> create a complete working version.

Here's a tip... if you can find the old Blaster, rather than the Chopper,
it's a much sturdier projecti... er, I mean, car.  The Chopper has some
serious weak links in the frame.  If you must use the Chopper, I suspect
the alternate model is better.

If you have a good quantity of Blasters or Choppers, could you make a
magazine for your launcher?

Here's another free idea for anyone making a bot for the arena battles: a
loose bungee cord could wreak serious havoc.  Remember the Battle of Hoth!

Daniel "Dan'l" Miller                Senior, School of Aeronautics and
danielmi@ecn.purdue.edu              Astronautics, Purdue, Indiana
                "Stadtluft macht frei." - German proverb

--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  RE: Bungee weapons
 
-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Miller [mailto:danielmi@ecn...urdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:42 AM To: Lego Robotics Subject: Bungee weapons (...) wind (...) but (...) Here's a tip... if you can find the old Blaster, rather (...) (28 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
  RE: Bungee weapons
 
You don't need multiple choppers to have a good magazine for the launcher...you just need to build a drop down loader. Rich (URL) sorry if this posted twice -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Miller [mailto:danielmi@ecn...urdue.edu] Sent: (...) (28 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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I actually went and purchased a bungee chopper (8202) just to create a bungee launcher for the Lego counter-weight pieces. The 9v motors don't wind the bungee cord too well without some extreme gearing to increase torque but they really get the (...) (28 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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