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| (...) How about crazy adults with a thirst for more power? I used to run my old 4.5v motors with a 12v power source. They still work fine today ;-) -TJ (frequent sufferer of Tim "the Toolman" Taylor syndrome <insert manly grunting noise>) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| There are two issues here. 1. Can the motors sustain more than 9 volts without damage? If I was TLC designing motors for use by kids, I'd make sure there was a large safety margin. New batteries are typically 0.1 - 0.2 volts above their nominal 1.5 (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| Hi all, (...) This reminds me of a series of vehicles that my friend Robin and I made, oh, 15 or so years ago now. We were building remote-controlled cars, using a bunch of batteries taped together for power, and a car speedometer cable to steer (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| Yes, nice job. Well done! (...) If you're going for a real power puller, then a ratio of 24:1 sounds good. But beware! You'll be getting into gear-breaking torques. Be sure to use the new style 24t gears, if you should need 24t gears. I agree with (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| Nice job Simon! I always like watching these machines at the airport too, did the spec sheets you received state what sort of horsepower and max speed these things have? As for the power problem, two 9V gear motors should be able to drive a machine (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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