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Re: rubber band power
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 14:39:07 GMT
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I've seen the picture of the Blast-off Dragster 8205, but the connection
mechanism between the long rubber band and the wheels is not obvious, at
least to me. Is there a scan of the instructions for this one available?
Its not on Brickshelf. Its probably so simple, no one bothered do a scan of
a little set like this. Any other sets use rubber band motors? Thanks for
your responses.
Rick
Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message
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> "Rick Kirkwood" <dynamics@mediaone.net> writes:
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> > Does anyone have a good design for powering a vehicle with rubber band
> > power.
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> Perhaps you can build something similar to 8205? This design is fairly
> efficient:
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> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8205
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> Fredrik
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| (...) Sorry, I don't have a scan of the instructions. The design is very simple, but still very well done. The rubber band basically drives the rear wheels. But imagine connecting the rubber band-driven spool directly to the rear axle: When the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: rubber band power
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| (...) It's not on brickshelf because it was released in 1997, thus hasn't passed the 2 year rule yet. The rubber band wraps around an axle, which has a gear attached to it. There is another gear on the drive axle. Between these two gears is a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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