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Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic?
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Date: 
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:02:51 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Paul Davidson writes:
I've received some very good responses here.  Jacob Andersen's worm gear
idea is what I would do if I were to use a motor, but since gravity already
provides energy for the system, a good engineering solution would not use an
additional motor.  Plus, I'd rather use motor for other projects.  Maynes'
friction-through-many-gears idea is the first idea I had, but his fan idea
is quite good.  Fredrik's pulley-elastic band idea is also interesting.

This pendulum idea is really what I was looking for, though!  A true
mechanical speed-regulator, very nifty indeed.  (I was trying to think of
similar real-life machines, why didn't I think of clocks?)  I think I'll try
it.  Thanks!

(I don't have much technic lego, so I wanted to figure out a good method
*before* I hit the auctions and brick-selling sites to get pieces.)


Counter-weight through a pulley or gear system?  A lessening counter-weight
(classic sand displacement)?

Bruce



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  Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic?
 
A counterweight doesn't change the speed at which something falls, does it? It may reduce the apparent weight of the main structure, but objects of different weights fall equally fast. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)

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  Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic?
 
I've received some very good responses here. Jacob Andersen's worm gear idea is what I would do if I were to use a motor, but since gravity already provides energy for the system, a good engineering solution would not use an additional motor. Plus, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)

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