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Re: New Gear Boxes and Motor Systems
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Sat, 31 May 2003 13:36:52 GMT
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Nice motor and gear cases. I would like a few of them :)
First I have a few question:
1. What is the small grooves beside the axelholes? If you look closly too
all three pieces you will see some small grooves in the casing around the
outside of the axelhole. Looks like a way to attach each of those units
together without using bricks, and that enables the gearboxes to be attached
in a angel to the engine or to each other...
2. The grooves on the side of the motorcase (on all four sides) what are
they? Do the match any existing LEGO pieces? Or is it just a way to make the
casing lighter? Just like the grooves on the outside of the old 9v motor
without gears.
3. Is it a electronic circuit board I see down in the right corner on this
picture
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414276 ?
What is that for? Fuse?
And now a comment:
I like it that the motorcasing has screws. That means that I can maintain
the motor myself when I want to add more grease or when the motor is getting
old and I want to repair or build a new motor out of scrap from several
other old motors.
Regards
Øyvind Steinnes
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Phoenix
"Kung-Khoon Quah" <kquah1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HFr58v.17sz@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.technic, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > New Gear Boxes and Motor System!
> >
> > Thank you KK Quah! Thank you TLC!!!
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=44953
> >
> > Oh Man! Check out the mini worm boxes and transcase!
>
>
> You are welcome Eric. Although I was surprised someone
> beat me to the punch. I was thinking of posting this morning
> after mediation from Brickshelf but looks like its OK.
> Also, I was surprised someone did not post earlier pics.
> And this is the first new motor put out by TLC in who
> knows how long.
>
> My own notes on the New Motor, Trancase and Worm Box.
> First, it is from set 4094 and funny thing is I got it
> on impulse after seeing it on LSAH website as the pics
> are so small I did not even know there was new motors
> and pieces.
> All the pieces are Clear so it looks very cool ! And the
> geometry is all different. IMHO, its a better for
> some things.
>
> Motor is 4 studs x 4 studs x 3 1/3 brick high - a
> perfect cube in Lego dimensions. Since both the top is
> 4 x4 studs and the bottom is 4x4 receving studs, there
> could be some interesting uses for this. Also, the
> Motor case has an axlehole instead of an axle protruding
> so MOCs can be made flush to the motor just by using an
> 2 long axle.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414271
>
> Also, the case is clear so it really shows how small
> the motor is (about 4 quarters stacked) taking a little
> less than half the cube. All the rest is gearing
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414276
> Have not done any quantitative tests but qualitatively,
> it looks like it is the same speed as the geared motor.
>
> Worm Box is not really inspired as it mimics exactly the
> 24 tooth to worm Gearbox. Would have been interesting if
> they changed the number of teeth in the New Gearbox.
> However, they took out the holes on the sides of the
> old gearbox and put in a more integrated structure so the
> top is a centralized 2x2 stud section. The axle for the
> worm section goes all the way through.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414268
>
> Tran Case (T joint) is the most interesting as the size
> is 3 studs x 4 studs x 1 2/3 bricks high with the 2 single
> studs missing on the 3 long side to form a short "T".
> Most interesting is it allows a Motor to drive an axle
> perpendicular to the motor axis in a very small space.
> The axle in the long section goes all the way through.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414279
>
> Overall the 3 pieces have axle holes placed at the 3 plate
> from the bottom. They all integrate together with 2 long
> axles so NO space between them. And all three can be combined
> in a long "gear" train.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414266
>
> I made the very simple small car MOC with the motor and
> trancase (connected by 3 long axle) and it looks quite
> elegant especially with the clear look.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=414262
>
> Overall, I do applaud TLC for putting out these new
> pieces as that can only increase the possibilities of the
> new MOCs that AFOLs will generate. First up, I smell a
> "crystal mini walker robot" coming out of this.
>
> Will be happy to answer questions as I see them although I
> am out this weekend starting at noon.
> KK Quah
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/kkqwebpage
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| (...) There is a groove around the axleholes or a larger hole. The inside of this larger hole has small teeth on it. Interesting but I am not sure of its use since an axle will connect to the other pieces. It could be a sleeve for another kind of (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) As i was looking at the picutres, I was thinking: "Where have I seen something lioke that before?". And then I realised: (URL) end of that piece looks a lot like the teeth in those new pieces. I only have piece 41681, and not the piece that it (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) You are welcome Eric. Although I was surprised someone beat me to the punch. I was thinking of posting this morning after mediation from Brickshelf but looks like its OK. Also, I was surprised someone did not post earlier pics. And this is the (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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