 | | Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic? —Patrick C. Emerson
| | | | (...) Actually...I think that is supposed to be a clutch. It also comes in the new 9V motor set 8735. Pat (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic? —Fredrik Glöckner
| | | | | (...) I don't think clutch is the correct term. The white 24t gear cog is normally used to protect the motor from stress. If you use the white gear in a gear train, it will slip if the load becomes too high, which is better than having the motor (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic? —Kevin Maynes
| | | | | (...) I don't know what the big 'L' calls it, but I think it's a Slipper Clutch. They're used all over the place in r/c race cars, to protect the drivetrain, both the motor and the gears/belts, from the abuse of a heavy throttle finger and/or rough (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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