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Re: Another Technic Creation
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:18:10 GMT
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3A1A860F.ADD4F776@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk...
> Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and stupidity -
> on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to inspire us as kids, I
> plugged the motor into the mains with one of those leads that go into cassette
> recorders. The lead was a perfect match for the end of the 4.5V lead, so it seemed
> obvious. The worse of it all was that I was aware of the difference between AC and
> DC current, but thought it would be worth having a go anyway. So I ran this motor
> for an *incredibly* short period of time at 240V. It literally blew up, and I
> still have a charred bit of it on my desk at work...
I remember we did a similar thing with a slotrace track. We just wanted to
see how fast those little cars could go. Not too fast actually, but the
flash was impressive.....
Duq
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| (...) Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and stupidity - on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to inspire us as kids, I plugged the motor into the mains with one of those leads that go into cassette (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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