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Re: Observatory
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lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space
Date: 
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 08:57:55 GMT
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Unfortunenatly the only motors I own are these (I have 2) and an older 4.5V
one.
Another LEGO friend is busy making me some gearing to give the motor more
power.
Since I am rebuilding an revising the whole model, expect it!

Jaco

"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> schreef in bericht
news:HBI6L8.1oJ@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Jaco van der Molen writes:
> > > Wow!  That is cool.  It looks perfectly like an observatory, and the • moving
> > > dome is just great.  So much realism in that!  Very cool.  And the
> > > CAD files are nice, too.
> > 
> > I am trying to give the motor more power (with a little help), for now it
> > does not or barely move the top of the dome. Only if you do not tighten • it
> > to the telescope holder.
> 
> That motor you're using is the old-style technic motor thats not geared
> down, so it has much less torque - you may have more luck with a new-style
> one http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/71427c01 however that may rotate it • too
> fast. Another possibility is the micro-motor
> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2986 which would turn it nice and slow, • but
> they're harder to find.
> 
> And I like the observatory 8?)
> 
> Regards
> 
> ROSCO



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  Re: Observatory
 
(...) That motor you're using is the old-style technic motor thats not geared down, so it has much less torque - you may have more luck with a new-style one (URL) however that may rotate it too fast. Another possibility is the micro-motor (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)

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