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Re: Suggestions wanted - auto-centring motor drive
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Date: 
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:13:40 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > The idea is that, for steering a car, you provide motor power in either
> > direction and the car steers.  If you overrun the motor, the mechanism can start
> > to slip so it maintains the steering lock.  When you stop the motor, instead of
> > staying in place, the steering re-centres itself mechanically.
> 
> See http://mocpages.com/moc.php/10873 for such a solution. But it works well
> only with low friction mini-motors.
> 
> Philo

I wasn't aware of that part - it certainly looks useful for centring steering.
I'll add it to my wanted list for next time I visit Bricklink, thanks.

However, what I was looking for wasn't improvements in the restoring spring.  It
was a way of letting the position of a lever slip back slowly, without needing
to force the motor which moved it to turn backwards.

Jason R



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  Re: Suggestions wanted - auto-centring motor drive
 
(...) See (URL) for such a solution. But it works well only with low friction mini-motors. Philo (19 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.technic)

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