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Re: Motorized Lego Steering
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:35:17 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Lane writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Todd A. Schroeder writes:
> > Is there a way to stop the motor from exerting force on the gear rack once
> > the steering has reached its furthest point? i.e. How do you stop the
> > steering mechanism from going to far?
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> Their are two methods I can think of.
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> The first is the one I used on my Rotinoff. Simply use the large pulley
> wheels for your transmisson. Use elastic bands in the gear down mechanism
> and when the steering reaches the stop the small pulley will simply spin.
> You have to get the tension right so that you get adequate steering power.
> To much tension and the motor stalls.
[snipped]
> Steve
That pulley method immediately reminded me of a long since past Technic set
that used it for motorized steering:
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8860/8860-37.html
Could be smaller thanks to the red mirco motor. (I sure don't recall one in
1980!)
Adrian Egli
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| (...) Their are two methods I can think of. The first is the one I used on my Rotinoff. Simply use the large pulley wheels for your transmisson. Use elastic bands in the gear down mechanism and when the steering reaches the stop the small pulley (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.technic)
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