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RE: Bungee weapons
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 3 Feb 1999 15:46:44 GMT
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Rich Thompson <rich_thompson@cmcsmart.&NoSpam&com>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Miller [mailto:danielmi@ecn.purdue.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:42 AM
To: Lego Robotics
Subject: Bungee weapons
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
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| (...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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