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Re: converting 8880 4 wheel drive to regular hubs
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:54:56 GMT
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3B1CE5E3.EE8C0C35@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk...
> Lawrence Wilkes wrote:
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> > I don't plan to have shaft drive between the 3 axles, but 3 engines • instead,
> > one per axle.
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> Or go one better by using one motor per wheel like LeTourneau's Electric • Wheel:
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> http://www.letu.edu/about_LU/museum/the_machines/images/_bfocus.html
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> The planetary hub reduction could be tricky though :-)
I have tried to get some more micro motors so that I could put one in each
wheel of my mars rover - http://www.wilkesworld.co.uk/lego/marsrover.htm
I even though of putting one on top of each of the 4 outer wheels to control
steering.
This is how the real thing works.
But now I cant get any micro motors.
However, the powerpuller wheels are big enough to fit a normal motor
inside. But what about connecting the steering and suspension without being
to fragile?
There's a challenge for you Jennifer!
(thinks - what about the engine on one side of the hub, and the steering etc
connecting from the other - no, that wouldnt work - would it?)
regards
lawrence`
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