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(...) Standard RC car speed controllers are made to take from just a few amps to some as high as 500+ voltage wise they go from 6v to 24v I'm sure there is allot more but thats what I've seen. The speed controller in my Traxxas Emaxx for example is (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego RC Set Questions - Overloading
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(...) Talking of overdriving Lego electrical components, I once used a 9V pole reverser switch to connect 4 12V train motors on a robot to a 12V 6A power supply. The robot used the wheels from the Big Cat Truck and was so powerful that it would run (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego RC Set Questions
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(...) I don't believe that would be a good thing--connecting more than two motors to the output. During one of rtlToronto's events, one of the competitors had 4 motors connected. If I recall correctly, at the end of the competition, there was a (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Elroy. Here is another one: How many RC motors can be connected to the battery/control unit without harming it? I was thinking about using 4 of them. Is there any sort of current limiter in the unit? Avi Parvin (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) I found out that my 'small scale' Gottwald, reaches a point around 5 meters where the boom could not handle the heavy forces. With a flyjib configuration the forces on the main boom are huge. But in 'my' scale a 5 meters single boom would not (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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Hi everyone! I want to anounce my new site dedicated to LEGO! Currently, it have only 3 MOC´s, but I hope to make it bigger with the time... I´m also anouncing my new robotic car - with rack-and-pinion steering and rear suspension. You can see the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) Added a pic of the crawler transmission and 2 short lo-res videos. Enjoy! ROSCO (20 years ago, 12-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) Thanks Dennis! It is big, but like the real crane it can be taken apart for transport, and no section is more than 36 studs wide or 130 studs long. And it's only about 15.5kg in that configuration. (...) Yes I had to buy quite a few pieces. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | P'titgneugneu the stairs climber, was Re: CC3:Stairs,
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Here is the (URL) write-up> about the robot I built for CC3:Stairs contest, that happened to win ;o) A bit flimsy, not too pretty, but it did the job! (URL) As the results have not been published here, I inserted the official announcement below. (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) AWESOME!! This is HUGE! I'm following the progress of your project since the first pictures. When I saw the discription of your model above I thought: "This guy is crazy! He will never manage to build a 1:13 scale CC2880!" Now I've really (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(...) You'll just have to wait and find out ;) Also remember (URL) my first LEGO crane> was large scale! ROSCO (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(...) LOL I doubt it - the judges aren't crane fanatics like me! (...) I do what I can! (...) Yeah that's something I'm looking forward too as well. Thanks for your comments! ROSCO (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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(...) Here is a link: (URL) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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Ross- Now that you have shown us that you can build a large-scale crane model, will you be building another one soon? (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: lego pneumatic
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(...) Good reasearch..... Using the mindstorm motors, who's torque is a good match for the small pump, the small pump gets to a static pressure faster than a large pump using hte same kind of motor. The small pump does not keep up with the total (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.technic)
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Hi , According to the (URL) a mini-compressor (using a single small pump) is actually more efficient than using double pump. It said more efficient, but not generate higher output though, correct??? (URL) produces a more persuasive test. However, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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(...) Check with DACTA on their small pump/small piston service pack. They are about $10 and you get pump, piston *and* hoses. For the same price you can get a pump only on bricklink. (...) Thanks for the positive feedback. Soory about the roast! (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) That is just too cool! I hope it does well in your tests, it's just too pretty not to... :-) Of course, I only have like 1/3 the pumps necessary to build it, so I'll have to order two more and make the half-sided version. Cheers, Mark (almost (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) Well, there goes my shot at the prize. ;) It's projects like this that I use to impress non lego people with. My little spaceships and robots don't really catch the attention like ten foot tall cranes do, so I thank you for having the time and (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) Thanks TJ, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. And I'm still amazed by how well the droid wheel performs as a slew ring - when I was setting up for the shots, I forgot to lock the slew ring, and a very slight (I barely felt it) gust came (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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