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Re: Technicopedia
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:12:26 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Gereon Stein wrote:
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Just by the way, back in those days LEGO also made a 12V technic motor that
was the same size as the 4.5 but came in black. I actually used to have one
that I got in a sealed box (!), and when testing it with a train speed
regulator (12V grey big block) it ran nicely - however after a while it
ground to a screaming halt; I guess an approximate 12 years of shelf storage
were not the best one could do to the bearings. Any attempt to open the motor
and reanimate it failed. Too bad, really.
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As for the 4.5V, I think there were several (at least two) interesting gear
boxes available - one even required shoving the motor into a second housing.
I got to search through my stuff what’s still there. While I have plenty of
9V stuff, it’s sometimes nice to have the old 4.5V pieces around.
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ROSCO
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Yes, I have both of these sets. After I finish all of the "regular" Technic sets, I plan to go back and add some of these unique supplemental sets. The gear reduction blocks are especially interesting, and are needed for some of the models in (...) (16 years ago, 23-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) Just by the way, back in those days LEGO also made a 12V technic motor that was the same size as the 4.5 but came in black. I actually used to have one that I got in a sealed box (!), and when testing it with a train speed regulator (12V grey (...) (16 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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