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Dean Hystad wrote:
> Maybe you want a torque amplifier. Think of it as the op-amp of the mechanical
> world. I've seen them used in a differential analyzer built from Meccano. This
> thing has a ton of gears and a lot of power loss from friction. The torque
> amplifier use power from another motor to boost the power of the gear train.
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> Aside from the Meccano version there are also some LEGO implementations on the
> web. Just search for "torque amplifier".
A torque amplifier is EXACTLY what I need; thank you! Now I just need
to figureout how to build one. Google has a few pix, two lego ones
actually. I hope this will get me where I need to go!
Thanks for the help,
Rafe
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| More information about your application would be helpful. The first thought that jumps to mind is "Use a more powerful motor. Duh!". So there must be something that I am missing. There must be some reason you need to use the puny motor. Maybe you (...) (20 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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