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Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:58:25 GMT
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I have a related question:

Why did LEGO add a permanent post to the new switch? The old polarity switch could turn 360 degrees if you didn’t add a post, but the new one only turns as far as its built-in post allows.

I will grant that I’ve never actually needed to turn the old switches 360 degrees, but the option was at least there.



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  Re: The pole reverser - what's it do?
 
(...) I've gotta agree with that question: I loved the fact that the old one can turn 360 degrees and have used that option to make it do some fun and screwy things. In fact, you can use it like one of those mechanical timer outlet things, like one (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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  The pole reverser - what's it do?
 
(URL) Looking through the Technic sets' instructions I've bumped into this part and never figured out what does it really do... so I thought to ask here. Though, I myself don't own any of these, though I wish I did! I'm kind of low with the power (...) (16 years ago, 18-Feb-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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