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Re: Mindstorms question
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:50:16 GMT
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At 01:33 PM 1/24/07, Nathan Bell wrote:
> I bought the Mindstorms NXT kit at BrickFest 2006 in hopes of designing a Lego
> chipper. Although the sensors would make the design possible, the blade of a
> chipper has to turn at an extremely high RPM- and with a lot of
> torque. The NXT
> motors turn at a low RPM. The RC motors have the speed and the torque but do
> not have the same ports as the NXT motors. Is there a way to adjust the NXT
> motors for high RPM and torque (say, high enough to shear a stick-shaped
> pretzel), or is there a piece in existence to interface an RC motor into NXT?
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> Would it be more adviseable to just double up the NXT motors turning the blade
> and adjust their speed? I somewhat figured out how to use the
> program but am not
> at all competent at it yet.
Nathan,
Yes, there are ways to do just about everything you asked.
I don't think the RC motors will run at full power when connected to
an NXT (which can be done via conversion cables)
Personally, I'd suggest gearing up one or more NXT motors, and using that.
Steve
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| (...) Thanks Steve for the information and the advice. Although gearing up the NXT motors may result in a loss of torque, it sounds like a good option. Another option might be to control the switch for the RC motor with one of the NXT motors (which (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jan-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| I bought the Mindstorms NXT kit at BrickFest 2006 in hopes of designing a Lego chipper. Although the sensors would make the design possible, the blade of a chipper has to turn at an extremely high RPM- and with a lot of torque. The NXT motors turn (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jan-07, to lugnet.technic)
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