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Re: Ladies and gentlemen...
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:04:40 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Maciej Szymanski wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford wrote:
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Hi dmac!
Great backhoe! I love how you’ve used the motors and gear selectors to get
multiple functions, like in the 8480 space shuttle. And it looks good too,
well done!
ROSCO
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Thank you, Rosco. (And thank you Eric for the earlier post).
Well, gear selectors were just a necessity, but worked out well. I don’t
think more motors can be squashed into frame only 8 studs wide. I’m planning
to use similar system for switching between “normal” and “crab” steering in
the crane I’m working on.
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Ahhhhhh! I actually looked at that technique, and it works OK but you have to
make sure the wheels are straight when you switch it! Instead I investigated
this technique but have yet to use
it in a MOC.
ROSCO
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| (...) Yeah, putting them straight is the real trick, isn't it. My plan is to use springs (shock absorbers) which hopefully will align the mechanism centrally in this brief moment when gear shift is in "idle" position. For now it's all theory, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) Thank you, Rosco. (And thank you Eric for the earlier post). Well, gear selectors were just a necessity, but worked out well. I don't think more motors can be squashed into frame only 8 studs wide. I'm planning to use similar system for (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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