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It had to be said: Use a rotation sensor and an RCX to interface to the motor A polarity switch will also work, see: (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Awesome! Thanks for building one of these. Have you put together any instructions or a .dat file? I'd like to use this in a 4x4 I'm building. Thanks again. -Nathan (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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The simplest way is to merely use a clutch gear. (URL) The motor will continue to spin, but will quit pushing on the rack, effectively keeping your assembly in one piece. -Nathan (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Their are two methods I can think of. The first is the one I used on my Rotinoff. Simply use the large pulley wheels for your transmisson. Use elastic bands in the gear down mechanism and when the steering reaches the stop the small pulley (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: building thicker technic axles
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(...) One thing I noticed about Technic Axles is that they seem to have a bit of rational flex. You have to have something with a bit of mass being rotated about the axle to notice it. Look at my znap/technic ferris wheel here ... (URL) The center (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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