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Re: Has anyone found...?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:53:27 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Rob Hendrix writes:
A heavier duty chain that would work in the place of the current chain links
Lego manufactures?

-Rob

Assuming you actually mean chain and not track links then I have two idea's.

You could double up the chain, using two side by side.

Or

Theoretically if you used larger gears the chain would (apart from being
slightly longer) move faster, therfore more chain is doing the same work,
therefore it seems stronger. Another way of looking at is, as the chain is
further from the fulcrum it has less leverage acting on it so the forces are
less.

So even if I haven't answeared the right question it's still an interesting
exercise.

Steve



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  Re: Has anyone found...?
 
I'm just looking for something a little less vulneralble to failing under accidental stress (i.e. - binding of parts), and at the same time use that same feature to be able to support much more weight as could regular chain links (not conveyor (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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  Has anyone found...?
 
A heavier duty chain that would work in the place of the current chain links Lego manufactures? -Rob (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)

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