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Re: Technics Compatibility
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 20:40:27 GMT
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Jonathan Woodward <{woodward@guesswork}NoMoreSpam{.com}>
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At 08:30 PM 7/14/99 GMT, Martin Erdelen wrote:
> However, can one use more or less indiscriminately all the
> Technics stuff, or does one have to be on the lookout for
> specific kits only?
> Of course, some kits will be more useful than others, but will, • basically,
> everything be compatible?

    -Everything will be compatible.  Heck, this is Lego - ThrowBots and
Duplo are compatible with Technic.  The basic yardstick is, "What do you
need?"  If you're just looking for a bundle of parts, try the 8480 Space
Shuttle.  Pricey, but it's got a _lot_ of gears and some nifty stuff that
isn't in the Mindstorms set, including a micromotor, a fiber-optic light
set, a turntable, and the makings of a transmission.  Or, you might be
interested in pneumatics, in which case 8462 Tow Truck might be a good
start.  Also, make sure to get catalogs from both Lego and Pitsco-Dacta,
and browse the parts they offer.
    -But, in general, any Technics kit will be of some use.  The bigger
ones tend to be better buys, as the cost/piece is lower, and they have a
greater percentage of gears, etc.

    -JW

Jonathan Woodward  woodward@guesswork.com  http://www.io.com/~woodward/
"Actors are happy, crew are happy, everybody happy but Zathras... but
    Zathras never happy... Zathras happy once, had friend once, but wheels
    fell off, very sad..." -JMS
--
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