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Subject: 
More powerful motor (was: stuff)
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Date: 
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:49:29 GMT
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Joel Shafer <joel@connect=nospam=.net>
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Maybe the RCX could be rigged up to control a speed controller from an RC car.


At 05:51 PM 10/15/99 +1000, you wrote:
Hi everybody...

I was wondering if anybody has investigated attaching more powerful motors
to the RCX.
Can anybody tell me (before I bother finding out myself) how to rig up a
more powerful motor by getting the RCX output to control some sort of
amplifier that controls a bigger motor?

Also, just as side note, does anybody know what kind of plastic they use
to make lego? And is it safe?

thanx to you all - when I found this mailing list, I was releived to find
that I wasn't the only adult buying, and getting really into lego.

Tony


Joel Shafer    joel@connect.net


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You need to be careful if you use more powerfull motors with lego construction. The plastic parts are very strong but you can easyly break teeth off of the gears or twist the rods with the current motors and a little bit of gearing. On the other (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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