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Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic
Date: 
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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  Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
 
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)

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