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Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:26:21 GMT
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> You're kidding, right? It's almost impossible to build a geartrain using
> the chain that doesn't have tons of reversal delay. The links seem to be
> designed in such a way that they don't work well with technic beams and
> gears. I always have quite a bit of chain slack.
If you use a tensioner arrangement, then it works OK. I haven't really played
around with much more than simple weight tensioners (mostly for conveyer
use...the catapilar treads are great for that!), but imagine you could come up
with a rubber band or spring based solution. It still will have some backlash,
but much less than a normal construction.
James
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