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RE: moving in a straight line with two motors?
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Date: 
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:46:20 GMT
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Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com+NoMoreSpam+>
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Giesen, Oliver writes:
> Basically you get two large pulleys (or bars) and mount two magnets opposite
> each other on the same side,  one pulley has the two north poles facing out
> and one has the two south poles facing out, when the two pulleys are mounted
> so that the magnets face each other the two pairs of magnates will attract
> each other and then when one axle is turned the other will turn with it.

Oohhhh!!  Oohhhh!!  And S@H even has a ``magnet'' pack, with official
Lego magnets!

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  RE: moving in a straight line with two motors?
 
G'Day My 3 cents (Canadian, Eh). The most elegant solution I have seen to this problem I believe came from an old Milton Bradly 'Big Trak', in which the designers used a magnetic clutch. The idea is simple , getting the forces involved to balance (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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