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Subject: 
Gearing down a lego motor
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Date: 
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:01:19 GMT
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Hi,

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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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Gearing down a lego motor
 
from my experience it really depends on the application, if you are working on a walker it usually takes a minimum of 1:12 for most of mine, but i don't know waht you are doing. mike "rubbing the weekend out of his eyes" fusion (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Gearing down a lego motor
 
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 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)

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