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Re: 5223 Wind Up Motor notes
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:19:00 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Amnon Silverstein writes:
> I just got my new 5223 Wind Up Motor
> It is very interesting and complicated. It has some set of internal
> clutches. It is normally in a neutral gear, free-wheeling mode. If you have
> it rightside up and tap it, a winding clutch engages. It takes about 12
> turns to wind it up to full, at which point an overwind clutch lets go and
> further winding just results in clicking. Then, when you let it go, it
> switches to an overdrive, and it unwinds for about 80 turns in a much taller
> gearing then when it was wound. At the end of the unwinding, it switches
> back to neutral and it can spin freely. It must have interesting innards,
> but I only have one so I don't want to hurt it. It could be a cool power
> supply for a Lego clock.
> -Amnon
I just got one, too, and had the very same thought. I've been working on my
clock for a few days now. I'm want to use a balance wheel instead of a
pendulum. I have a balance spring configured using a Lego rubber band and am
using one of the large six-spoke wheels (with tire) for the balance wheel.
Right now I'm trying to fabricate an escapement that will work with the
short period of the balance wheel.
Using the wind-up motor and a balance wheel, I hope to end up with as
compact a clock as possible.
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| I just got my new 5223 Wind Up Motor It is very interesting and complicated. It has some set of internal clutches. It is normally in a neutral gear, free-wheeling mode. If you have it rightside up and tap it, a winding clutch engages. It takes about (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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