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I think a worm gear and a 40-tooth gear worked for me. A string was fixed
above, and wound around the axle connected to the 40-tooth gear. This wasn't
fast though, more like a slow climb. But I think you definitely want a worm
gear or some kind of ratchet mechanism to prevent the gear train from slipping
back in the wrong direction.
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Ram Meenakshisundaram writes:
> Hi,
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> Before I invest a lot of time on this, what is the minimal gearing I =
> need to do in order for a Lego motor to let itself up. How about a lego =
> motor lifting itself and another motor up? I want the motor to be =
> powerful but at the same time fast...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ram
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