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Subject: 
Re: The "Which Set Should I Buy" FAQ
Newsgroups: 
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Date: 
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:21:21 GMT
Original-From: 
John Barnes <barnes@sensors.*NoMoreSpam*com>
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Hey! That battery case can be a very useful way of energizing motors
in part built mechanisms. Cranking up the RCX just to forward and
reverse a motor is not always that handy!

Like someone else posted few weeks ago, if you don't want that
funny white gear ...


JB



> At 08:00 AM 12/20/1999 -0600, Barbara Nostrand wrote:
> > Hi.
> > 
> > Excluding the $15.75 motor, the remainder of the set costs $0.45 a part.
> > Excluding the $12.25 battery case as well (which holds six AA cells just
> > like the brick) the set costs $11.75 for 52 parts at $0.23 per part which
> > is not a stunning deal. Since the battery case is probably useless, you
> > are really looking at $0.45 a part.
> > 
> > Now. What is this clutch gear that everyone is so excited about? I looked
> > at the pictures on the on-line catalogue and couldn't see anything that
> > wasn't already familiar. Maybe I am missing something.
> 
>   This clutch gear is a 24t thick white gear.  The axle hub can slip
> (turn) if there is too much torque on the gear.  Very cool.
> 
> 
> 
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