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Re: Power Functions Steering with automatic center return
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lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:21:00 GMT
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Ian Power wrote:
> I have come up with a method of automatic center return for steering.
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> I have done some experimenting with the hockey slap shot springs before, but
> have never had success. But this is incredibly simple, and works really well.
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> See instructions below (when moderated):
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=306656
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> The trouble in the past has been that the motor either has had too much power
> via internal gearing (and consequently locks the spring mechanism to the right
> or left), or using too much room to try and externally gear it to the correct
> power (which had it's own problems, too. It would never "return" fully, leaving
> the car veering off a bit...)
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> The basic situation is this: The power functions motor has enough power to
> rotate the spring to it's extremities, and the spring has enough power to drive
> the axle back to center once there is no power applied to the motor.
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> Hope someone finds this useful.
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> Cheers.
This is Brilliant!
Small, compact. I really like this simplicity. Thank you.
Chris
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