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Chris Phillips wrote in message ...
> I noticed that the motor housing has four "hollow" studs on
> the top that snap the case together. I think you can open the case by • pushing
> four paper clips (or other pointy objects) into these holes to release one
> side of the case.
Chris,
Thanks for the insight!
They say, curiosity killed the cat.... Good thing I'm not a cat!
I opened one of my motors and took photos for everyone to enjoy.
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/mvunlim2/lego/Motor/motor.html
PS: Chris, I also was unable to take the guts out of the casing.
Considering that this is a perfectly healthy motor, I didn't push my luck.
;-)
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Hari Wiguna
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| I know one thing that can ruin a motor.... Never drop it shaft down on the ground, even in dirt. I was carrying it across my yard, and it fell, and now will not work anymore. The shaft was jammed back inside the motor. If your motor will not turn at (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Nice pictures! Now Merlin, my black long-hair cat is telling me to go for it! I guess I'll have to rip into my half-dead motor to see what's inside there. Since it's not reliable, I've got less to lose by (gasp!) cutting the plastic or (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| On your web page you ask why they made the commutator so small. I think the most obvious-by-far reason is to reduce the amount of wear on the contacts due to friction. By making the radius of the commutator cylinder small, they reduce the linear (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| Hari Wiguna writes: > I opened one of my motors and took photos for everyone to enjoy. > > (URL) > > PS: Chris, I also was unable to take the guts out of the casing. Right. You can't do that without destroying the motor. > Considering that this is a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| In lugnet.robotics, Stephen Unwin writes: <...snip...> (...) I've never seen this, but I recall hearing somebody discuss this recently. It might be a quality control problem having to do with adhesive getting worn off and gumming up the gears. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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