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The motor I got with my 8479 is very stiff - it can only be turned by hand with difficulty. It drives with power but more slowly than any others I have. It's not essential that I replace it as I have enough (from znaps etc). What should I do - put (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego Robot in action!
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(...) No, that's all! If you can open just any of my pages, the some JavaScrips must work since the all use it. The main page is actually empty and loads pages as needed. Sonnich (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Robot in action!
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(...) Thanks for the direct links. My main browser doesn't do javascript, and on my browsers that do I disable it because everyone has to make so many obnoxious sites. Do you have any other close-up shots? (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: resistance on axle with a worm gear?
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(...) Two half-bushes <part:4265c>, leaving a small gap in the middle. Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego Robot in action!
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(...) I hav eno good answer for that. All the script shoudl is to ensure one window for showing the picture in the same (resized) window if present. Check whether it opens another instance of yuor browser. Or look at (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I think it's time for a motor grader! Future 8455? too much crane
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(...) If you're talking about the machines used to "refresh" asphalt freeways, I think they'd be a good subject for Technic -- they already look like Technic creations. Steve (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego Robot in action!
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Thanks for sharing this! It plays fine on my OS 9.0.4 with Windows media player 7. Thats a pretty amazing little robot! John (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Robot in action!
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(...) I couldn't get any of the closeup pictures to work. They all kept trying to do something with javascript instead of just linking to the pictures. But I was able to watch the movie of the robot in action. That was cool! I want an ldraw of that! (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Robot in action!
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Hello all! Maybe you remember teh discussion a long tiem ago about a Lego Robot used in a movie. Well, now I have samples the 2 minutes into WMV files. Read more one on (URL) should be sound on them, but by some weird reason it failed- LMKWYT! (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Technic Aeroplane
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Hi, No your exactly right. I had a second more in depth look. The third gear will, as you say, make any movement impossible. The gear to take out is the one that was partially hidden - to the right of the picture, on the side with 4 gears on the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: resistance on axle with a worm gear?
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(...) Hi i used a spring off the large lego pump incombination with a small gear. Worm gear on one side of the spring and the gear on the other end this method provides no extra friction (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | resistance on axle with a worm gear?
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I'm stuck. Any ideas for adding resistance, longitudinally, along an axle that spins a worm gear? I tried a shock spring, but that's kinda mixed..... -jeff (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ancient Theme Building Contest Entry - column erector
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Yippee! An engineering entry! (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Ancient Theme Building Contest Entry - column erector
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This is my first (and hopefully not last) entry for the Ancient Theme Building Contest. It is an entry in the Engineering category, and is a Column Erector. This mechanical device is used to lift heavy columns from horizontal to vertical with a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Automated 9V Switch/Points
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(...) I don't think so... (...) I think I found a possible explanation for why It didn't work for you guys. It has something to do with the way you connect the 1 x 4 Liftarm to the switch. Look at this: (URL) tried this at home and when I connect (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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I notice that there is a Force (or Power, Resistence...) rating on the side the white gear. Are they all the same or has LEGO made different ones? When I tried using the white gear (in many different configs) I could never get the gear to throw the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I think it's time for a motor grader! Future 8455? too much crane
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Thanks for the clarification Ralph - some more research is needed on my part I think. There are some good pictures of a Grinder (or "Cold Planer" as they call it) here: (URL) above web site is apparently written with kids in mind but I think it is (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LONG wires for your motor
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(...) Excellent idea. I've tried making up a cable from a few end connector leftovers, but couldn't put the end connectors back together without squashing the pins inside flat. Due to my clumsiness soldering will be the only option here I think! (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I think it's time for a motor grader! Future 8455?
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(...) I've put a couple of rough pictures of my new compressor and electric/pneumatic control box online, but will add more and a fuller description when I get time. It is based around an idea Klaas Meijaard mailed me about some time ago, where he (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: I think it's time for a motor grader! Future 8455? too much crane
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(...) I think you're talking about a third type of machine, which is a grinder. 1. Graders have a blade which is between the front and rear wheels. The blade can swing around, move left and right, and up and down as well as tilt. 2. Scrapers are (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
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