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Re: Automatic synchro drive
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:47:21 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> Yes, there are many possible sources of frictions differences, especially in the
> turntables, quite sensitive to assembly (I had to lubricate two of them).
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> After making sure that all parts were correctly aligned and fully plugged, it
> worked better but still moved in cycle instead of going straight (seams in my
> tiling doesn't help!). I added a 16t driving two 16t on friction pin to get it
> right.
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> Philo
I finished mine just now (made a video but can't find the cable to connect my
PDA to the computer) and a ran into similar issues. I lubed my turntables after
reading your comment Philo, and it improved things slightly, but I also found
that there was a significant difference between turning the motor one way or
another. One way the path was almost perfectly straight, the other way the
synchro drive would even change direction by itself.
Jetro
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| I'm glad this little model is generating so much excitement! ;-) (...) Interesting to hear I'm not the only one to experience these issues with turntables! (In a second-hand technic set I once bought, someone had inserted ball bearings inside the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Dec-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Yes, there are many possible sources of frictions differences, especially in the turntables, quite sensitive to assembly (I had to lubricate two of them). After making sure that all parts were correctly aligned and fully plugged, it worked (...) (15 years ago, 29-Dec-09, to lugnet.technic)
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