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Re: White gears
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:41:41 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Nathan Bell wrote:
> Can someone who has one of these white gears tell me what they are for? How are
> they different from the other 24-toothed gears? Is there perhaps a one-way
> ratchet inside each one, or do they spin freely on the axle?
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> http://brickshelf.com/gallery/biffuz/LegoEducation/2000626a.jpg
These are clutch gears. The center spins freely when the torque on the axle
exceeds a certain amount (listed on the gear). This basically serves as
protection from overtorquing the entire sytem and breaking something.
-Orion
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| Can someone who has one of these white gears tell me what they are for? How are they different from the other 24-toothed gears? Is there perhaps a one-way ratchet inside each one, or do they spin freely on the axle? (URL) (20 years ago, 3-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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