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Re: Motorized Tank Pod
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:51:55 GMT
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In lugnet.space, David Eaton writes:
> So, having been witness to pod-mania, I became curious as to whether or not
> I could squeeze a micro motor into a pod, and turn the radar dishes into wheels:
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> http://www.suave.net/~dave/motopod.cgi
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> It's kind of a silly looking model (I threw it together using mostly parts
> that hadn't yet been sorted while watching TV tonight), but I thought it was
> a nifty little idea :)
Nifty indeed. How well does it drive?
Jeff J
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| (...) Interestingly. Because the wheels are so large, the slow speed of the micromotor is compensated for, making it more speedy than expected. However, the radar dishes have just about no traction whatsoever. Of course the real killer on that front (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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| So, having been witness to pod-mania, I became curious as to whether or not I could squeeze a micro motor into a pod, and turn the radar dishes into wheels: (URL) kind of a silly looking model (I threw it together using mostly parts that hadn't yet (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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