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Hello, I wondered if any motor-savvy Technic experts out there could help me out with a problem. I'm building a helpicopter, and am powering two rotors plus a light and sound double red light with a single old motor: (URL) a light and sound type (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Crane...
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(...) (URL) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ross, Check these pics out....the first one is my favorite "boom flex" photo, and the second one is a pic of the boom flexing on the original cc8800-Twin! Enjoy... (URL) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You mean plastic bends?? Dang :) I actually have had a good bit of success stiffening up the boom. The majority of the give in the boom was coming from the point where the sections are pinned together. The axles were flexing and letting the (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ha! You're not a real crane builder till you've had at least one massive failure ;) Looking good Alvin. And you'd be surprised how much steel booms bend - check out this pic for an example: (URL) up a piece of paper along it to see the bend) (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8297 cool new parts
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(...) Thanks for the compliment! Yes the 8297 has great and cool new parts. Mainly the new differential seems to be a good move forward, and kept hidden from our eyes until the new sets release. Many analysis from available photos and videos were (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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If you go to the very excellent www.technicbricks.blogspot.com you will find the building instructions for all three of this summers technic models. Looking at the instructions for the 8297 off roader I noticed that we will get a new differential (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) faired better than my crane that decided to go down in a hurry (serious operator error :-) (URL) Looks like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... (...) You're dealing with a relatively shallow boom cross section (i.e. thickness is fairly thin (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO 7996 Crossover Motorized and Ballasted - Pictures
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(...) I have altered the crossover controls to provide for an all-straight state by tweaking the springs in the switching rails. I have also motorized the crossover in such a way that it can be set straight, TL-BR or BL-TR with two switches (both (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Well, after many dissapointments over the weekend: (URL) finally got to raise the main boom on this creation: (URL) like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... (URL) sill is going to be a fixed jib added for the lifting test, and a Luffing jib (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8275 Bulldozer with LED lights
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Hi, The motorized Bulldozer ( 8275 ) can be controlled via ir-remote and has 4 strong motors. The “power functions” are perfect to create strong vehicles. With 9V batterybox - so perfect to make some LED lights ! (3 URLs) Hope you like it. questions (...) (16 years ago, 4-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Air Compressor Tank
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From fischer's site (URL) (16 years ago, 16-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, check out my brickshelf folder....I still have all the cranes there with the exception of the 18000...So I have a good bit of beams :D (...) Yeah, I have seen the 2250's do the same thing. One thing that I have noticed about the (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Impressive supply of Technic beams you have there :-) The completed model is going to be a monster. Nice job. (...) I've been checking out the design of the dual CC8800, and it appears to not really require that the turntable resists overturning (...) (16 years ago, 12-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Tick Tock.... The Flying Octopus Clock
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Hey Chris, Well obviously the octopus is my faviourite part ; ) This is some excellent work. It is always great to see some technical lego solutions to various challenges, and this one stands up very well. Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 11-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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I have uploaded a ldraw file of my clock before the chimes. The clock is complete but the parts are not in an instructional order yet. (URL) Chris (16 years ago, 11-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Respectfully, I believe this is not custom, it's the fischertechnik pneumatic tank. It is larger than the LEGO tank, and has 4 ports instead of two. They run about USD $6-7 retail, but you're required to buy them in lots of 10, so they can be (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Bob, thanks for the compliments! I think that 2 or 3 Tie Interceptors would me more than doable! I am expexting it to be able to lift around 10 lbs at the full height of 25 feet, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 lbs with only 5 feet of (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) This is of course a very impressive crane, all in terms of size, complexity and how well it is capturing the look of the real thing. When it's finished, please post a pic showing its maximum load capacity - do you think 2 or 3 UCS Tie (...) (16 years ago, 5-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I have almost finished the Ballast cart: (URL) wish there was somewhere I could get a few of those new linear actuators. I really need them before August so I can finish this thing in time for Brickfest! Enjoy! -Alvin. (16 years ago, 5-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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