To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legosOpen lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / RCX / legOS / 3978
3977  |  3979
Subject: 
Re: Should I lubricate my Lego motor?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
Date: 
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:25:05 GMT
Viewed: 
17089 times
  
> No amount of lubrication is going to help. In due course the motor will become
> permanently stuck and useless. Such is the natural history.
Is this triggered by time or by usage? (i.e. will a motor that is run more
wear out faster?)



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: Should I lubricate my Lego motor?
 
(...) Both. Likely due to bad design and/or manufacture. Someone at TLC is supposed to be looking into it. But I do not know what is the outcome. C S Soh (21 years ago, 25-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.technic)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Should I lubricate my Lego motor?
 
(...) You may want to check if your motors are the new type 9V geared motor (#43362). If so, please be aware it is prone to failure, the first sign being sticking. Pl see my previous post on this ailment: (URL) amount of lubrication is going to (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

4 Messages in This Thread:

Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR