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1) The technics cyber challenge "shooter" parts (the spring loaded cylinders which shoot the rubber tipped missiles), when purchased as a service pack, come with 8 rubber bands. What are these for? I don't see any application with the shooter. 2) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If it's a service pack for the cyber challenge sets, then the rubber bands would be to replace all the rubber bands in the sets themselves. LEGO sure has gotten generous with those recently. Why, when *I* was a boy you were lucky to get one (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ben Jackson" <ben@ben.com> wrote in message news:Fo8Iqz.1uC@lugnet.com... (...) smooth (...) gear (...) other (...) [snip] (...) differential. (...) the (...) and (...) This gear is also very useful for making multispeed transmissions. The 8880 (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What gear ratios does the Shuttle use? I guess there's main engines WITH SRBs and main engines alone. And after MECO you've got maneuvering jets... "Ahhh, Discovery Houston, we can't get the main engines into gear. Is this a standard H? Over." (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The transmission is used to switch the motor to the different functions--opening the bay doors, lifting the crane arm, turning the arm, and turning the fiber-optic unit. (...) :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Ben Jackson <ben@ben.com> wrote in message news:Fo96Lz.Htx@lugnet.com... (...) 8880 (...) SRBs (...) this a (...) LOL..:-) Actually, multi speed transmission mechanisms are basically mechanism that transforms the motion to a shaft or another, so a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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This gear is also used in 8858 Rebel Wrecker to allow the axle that connects from the light on top of the cab to connect to the steering mechanism up front. The gear is used as part of the driveline from the motor to the rear differential on the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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