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Re: 8480 fiber optic help needed
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:25:05 GMT
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 05:11:19 GMT, "Susan Hoover"
<hoover@compuserve.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Steve Borden writes:
> > Susan Hoover <hoover@compuserve.com> wrote:
> > : After assembling my first Technic Shuttle, I popped the
> > : batteries in and proceeded to experiment with all of the different
> > : switches and motors. Everything works except for the fiber optics.
> > : The rotor in the fiber optic unit goes around, but no light appears.
> > : What's the problem?
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> > Hi Susan. Try double-checking the connection from the fiber optic unit to
> > the polarity-reversal switch. The connector should attach only to the
> > right-hand switch (the one which controls the doors, arm, & fiber optics).
> > The instructions aren't very clear on this part and make it easy to
> > inadvertently connect the wire to the left-hand switch or both switches,
> > which will prevent the fiber-optics from functioning.
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> Thanks, Steve, that was it exactly. Step 32 does *not* make it clear at all
> that the connector goes on the right half of the polarity switch. I had it in
> the middle. Looking closely at step 33, however, I can see that the connector
> appears to be on the right half in that picture.
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> Man, I had to backtrack about 4 times while building this beast. This is
> definitely the most complicated set I've built. Whew!
I have 2 copies of the 8480, and I noticed in 1 set I have an extra
page 53 (step 32) loose in the book, which has an extra frame with
top view showing how to hook the cable correctly. The page made into
the book does not have this extra frame. In my other 8480 this
updated page is made right into the book. Nonetheless I still managed
to make the same mistake on the hookup my first time!
Thomas
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| (...) Thanks, Steve, that was it exactly. Step 32 does *not* make it clear at all that the connector goes on the right half of the polarity switch. I had it in the middle. Looking closely at step 33, however, I can see that the connector appears to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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