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Looking to get a little more performance from your stock 8880 Technic Supercar? Take a look at the first upgrade made available from a renowned German Racing Tuner: (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic) !!
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| | Re: LEGO Pneumatics
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Kurt, This is one of the best sites I have found which handles pneumatics... give it a shot. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Pneumatics
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Could someone please explain the basic components of the pneumatic system parts? I am rather confused by the parts, and I've seen no FAQ or tutorial. Also, how can they be integrated into the LEGO Mindstorms kits, if at all? I think that I've seen (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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Ka-On Lee <ko_lee@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FtJGr9.JL6@lugnet.com... (...) rare (...) tower? (...) sensors (...) Thanks! I'll take "hardcore" as a compliment? ;-) The treaded chain links came almost exclusively from Pitsco. A little (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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Stephen F Roberts <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in message news:nuo8gs82279b97s...4ax.com... (...) both the (...) mechanical (...) excellent model! Thanks! Check the Acknowledgements/Resources section for other "study materials" ... -- Mark Haye, haye (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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(...) Great stuff. "Hardcore" and original. I wonder which costs you more: the rare tank tracks or the RCXs. Do you have an internal light source in your tower? If you sensor depends on external light then the inaccuracy of light sensors would be (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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(...) ...stunning... way cool... I will be studying this model for some time, both the techniques to reinforce a huge technic structure like that as well as the mechanical details of the movement. The write up is great! congratulations on an (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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John Koob <jkoob@nospam.v-wave.com> wrote in message news:FtI7p1.5I5@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks! (...) You mean load it up until something breaks? Haven't risked it yet. ;-) I haven't noticed any parts that looked like they were stressed anywhere (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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Mark Haye wrote in message ... (...) Well done! This is one of the largest Technic MOC's I've seen. (...) Just curious: What is the maximum weight that the platform can safely carry? (i.e. without damaging parts) John (remove the obvious to reply) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Black rubber bands in old sets... any replacement source?
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If you can deal with a non-LEGO solution <shudders>, you should be able to pick up a large variety of 'o' rings at your local hardware store. Surely one of the sizes available will fit your application. Build On! John Matthews (used to work in a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Black rubber bands in old sets... any replacement source?
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Well, I don't know if you specifically need rubber bands with round or square cross-sections, but the 8001 Destroyer Droid seems to have lots of extra square cross-section bands in a variety of sizes. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Just a quick question... I have an old 8858 Engines set (A reward I got for good grades on my 3rd grade report card :) It originally had 3 black rubber bands to serve as belts, but 2 are long broken and the 3rd isn't in great shape. Has anyone (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | MOC: Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter
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I'd like to announce the completion of my latest LEGO construction: A working model of the Kennedy Space Center's Crawler/Transporter. The KSC Crawler/Transporters have treaded "crawlers" that support an automatically leveled platform on which the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) !!
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) A few notes and some opinions on the sets mentioned... Even though it's not a Technic set, the 6979 would probably be a good cheap choice for a fiber optic unit to experiment with, as it comes with a battery box, micro motor and needed wiring. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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8480 8456 I'm sure I've missed many. I'm parting out 5 8480s right now, won't need to keep all of the fiber optic units. If you want one, look at my Wants at (URL) for stuff I'd want in trade. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) The Mindstorms expansion set, 9732 Extreme Creatures, also comes with fiber- optic. Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: ZNAP Hints?
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(...) A little twist and bend works for me. Twist to between 30 and 60 degrees, then pull and bend a little. They do stay together nicely, don't they ;-)? Wayne my correct e-mail is eskimo2@worldnet.att.net (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) One thing to be aware of, Craig. Only one of the eight fibers is lit at any one time - thus the need for a "rotation" source. This was a bit misleading when pictured on the LEGO brochures and boxes. Wayne (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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I think the cheapest set to get the fiber optic kit is the Extreme Creature for Mindstorms. However, as somebody mentionned, you won't get the power source and the motor to rotate it. If you already have a technic motor, you can go ahead and buy the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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In lugnet.technic, Adrian Drake writes: ... (...) Set number 6979 UFO Interstellar Starfighter also inlcludes fiber-optics. Regards, Matt (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) the large ufo set has them as well set 6979 ttfn (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) As far as I know, the only sets with them are the 8480 space shuttle and 8456 fiber-optic multi set. You need to provide two things for the fiber-optics to work. First is power to the fiberoptic module, and the second is a rotation source (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Fibre Optic Question
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(...) Oh yeah, as a continuation, on Baylit there is a fibre optic block along with some tubing, is this all that is needed to experiment with this system? (i.e. what exactly does this system involve?) Thanks (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Fibre Optic Question
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Can anybody tell me the list of Technic Sets that had the fibre optic system in them? Can you buy just the fibre optic system anywhere? I am not usually a Technic person, but I have some rather cool ideas for the use of this system and would like a (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | VOTE LT8448 TRUCK
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Hi all, How about a vote ? Build your own suppercar! (URL) more direct: (URL) build the RACING TRUCK. If YOU have the box then YOU can build it TOO !!* I'm now working on the instructions (LDRAW) I have some pictures on my site (URL) on the truck) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: ZNAP Hints?
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(...) over time they seem to loosen up a bit. so after you build with it a few times, it's easier to take apart (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: ZNAP Hints?
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(...) Well, like you know man, there's purple and there's nob and sockets and then there's like... structure And it's groovy, you know. Dig? Seriously though, if you want to strengthen up those opposable digits, just slide on down to your local (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap)
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| | ZNAP Hints?
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I've just bought two ZNAP kits on TRU buy one get one 50% off. I think it's a good deal, I got two motors with two battery boxes and wires, some flexible axles, and tons of ZNAP pieces for $30. I have no regrets, but I find the ZNAP pieces VERY (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: micro motor jam
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(...) Nope, I'm wrong. Turns out a planetary gear arrangement is a sort of coaxial non-reversing gear reduction thingy good for high torque applications and resistant to skipping... um, well there's a diagram of one at (URL) near the bottom of the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: micro motor jam
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(...) Yeah, I think they should be called planetary gears too, but I am just about as sure as you are... The gears are supposed to move in a certain fashion, but their fit is so loose that it is easy for the teeth of the gears to step on top of each (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: micro motor jam
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(...) gears (...) I haven't taken my micromotor all the way apart, just popped the face off. But from my cursory investigation it appears that the micromotors use an unusual arrangement of gears, which I think is called a planetary gear. As far as (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: ZNAP Motor deal?
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(...) great, but I don't like the ZNAP parts. I have no use for them. (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I just got back for TRU. Looks like ZNAP have landed in town (Crearwater, Florida)! I’m not impressed with the sets and it look like they are taking up most of the Technic shelf space. But there may some good parts in these sets: EX: 3552 Hover-Sub (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Alternative construction with 8445 Indy car
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Hello, I have a 8445 technic set. I have build the 3rd altanative construction (4 wheels and steering wheel) and I want to build the top shown in the instruction book, but the picture is so small. Anybody got a larger picture, so I can see how the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: micro motor jam
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(...) When I took a jammed micromotor apart, I could not find any thermal cutoff circuitry at all. What I did find was that the internal gears use very small teeth, but there was enough freeplay in the gears' rotational axis that it was easy to get (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: micro motor jam
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(...) Yep. It's a common problem. I have 3 of them and they all tend to fail this way. Be careful that you don't actually JAM the motor. Ther is a little thermal cutoff that you can actually hear clicking when the motor is overloaded. It might take (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: micro motor jam
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"Dan Boger" <dan@giccs.georgetown.edu> wrote in message news:Fsxqsq.1v5@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) move (...) to (...) I think that is a common problem. The solution is to prevent it stalling by using rubber bands or similar on the output. Huw (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | micro motor jam
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Hey all, Anyone notice a problem with the little red motors jamming? Working on a project of mine, I found that if it runs one way, until it cannot move any more, it can't back up either - I have to push it manually, then it can move again. Is it (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic set 8064
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(...) I will try that ! Thanks. Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: How do I...
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"zachary taylor" <xyzzach@aol.com> wrote in message news:FstD75.LvD@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) sticking (...) But it isn't hard to sleep while soaking in warm water and dishwashing liquid? :) -- Mike Faunce mike at faunce dot com LUGNET #96 (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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