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John Morgan wrote:
> Greetings : )
> Silly me, made it more complex than it was. Does DHL stand for "Delivers
> Holy LEGOs" ??... Thanks for the clarification. Anyway here is a link to
> several pictures of the assembly process. I will try to put together a parts
> list. there are 27 links in the chain.
> per J Hughes technic registry page ( Thanks for the resource!)
>
> http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/r_gear.html
>
> the drive from the "new" technic motor with internal gear reduction
> one 40 tooth gear
> one 16 tooth gear
> one conical gear, 16 tooth
> and the 27 chain links
> the conical gear goes on the drive axel that has the friction pulleys (3 are
> used) the yellow rubber bands(2) that drive the medium pulleys (2) that drive
> the small compressor pumps(2)
>
> two 14 tooth bevel gears and one 24 tooth gear. The 24 tooth goes on the drive
> axel( #8) from the 16 tooth gear from the motor output side. the 2 bevel gears
> go on the axel(#10) that has 3 friction pulleys and the conical gear. the third
> friction pulley is used for spacing. one small pulley is used to hold the
> conical gear on the axel.
>
> the compressor assembly itself uses 1 #2 notched axel( center of the two
> mediumpulley, making certain the pully holes are aligned. 2 3/4 connectors are
> placed into 180 degree offset holes in the medium pulleys and the pumping shaft
> of each small compressor fits onto those. Hopefully this will be evident from
> the pictures. the main support of the compressor consists of (2) 1 x 4 lift
> arms and (2) triangle pieces( found in the plates section of the registry) 1 #2
> notched axel goes into the last hole of the base of the triangle and the last
> thin side hole of the 1x4 lift arm to make a solid assembly. the thick side
> holes of the lift arms are placed again each other to give same spacing as the
> two triangles being side by side.after placing the yellow bands on the
> pulleys,the body of each pump is then attached to the lift arm end with a #6
> axel and the triangle end also has a #6 axel with two small pulleys and two
> "bushings" found on the connectors page of the registry. Again ,hopefully this
> will be evident in the pictures.
> The remaining pieces are various technic beams and the spacign turned out to
> be pretty standard. No flat plates to adjust levels.
> I used 8 3/4 connectors 4 1x2 beams and 4 7x1 halfbeams to hold the motor
> section together during load. the compressor assembly itself doesnt need any
> extra such support.
> Here is hopefully a complete list ( other than hoses and tanks)
> 2 compressors
> 1 9 volt motor with gear reduction leads and battery box
> 4 1x16 beams
> 4 1x6 beams (2 on each side of the motor)
> 12 1x2 beams
> 1 1x10 beam( I used a 1x6 and 1x4 in this model)
> 3 1X1 beams (or simple blocksas no axles pass thru them)
> one 40 tooth gear
> one 16 tooth gear
> one conical gear, 16 tooth
> 27 chain links
> 3 friction pulleys
> 3 small pulleys( prefer ones with out teeth)
> 2 bushings
> 2 #2 notched axels
> 2 #6 axels
> 1 #8 axel
> 1#10 axel
> 2 yellow rubber bands
> 10 3/4 connectors
> 4 7x1 half beams
>
> http://tns.utk.edu/~trees/compressor/compressor_assembly.html
> I tried to keep the pictures small but still big enough to show detail. It
> loaded fairly quickly with 45bps connection.
> Let me know if you have any other questions.
>
> Thanks again for the interest.
> John
Gosh, that's a tall order.
Y'know, you're going to send me back into hiding for quite a while.
And I was just thinking of taking a break after coming out with my new creation.
Maybe I should just loan you my testing machine....
--
C S Soh
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~cssoh
... where air is power
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