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Subject:	Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:16:25 GMT
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"Gillish" <gillish@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message news:HA920E.E7y@lugnet.com... The lego motor is thinking of going on a strike or even dying > though...It already performs far worse than it did before using the same > power, but now it's also surging on and off when it's being loaded • heavily. > I've been looking around for alternative motors, ...the only problem is, > that motor costs over 80 euros I think it is time to consider a lighter chassis. Your project is getting rather pricey. Maybe some voltage regulation would protect the Lego motor. The Lego Capacitor and regulators are very good for that. Their output is 2.5 volts, so you would have to set them up as series outputs. Being that your not transporting the supply, you can afford the extra weight. Good luck!

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		Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
(...) If I want to keep all the features (4wd, gearbox, suspension), which I do, the chassis can't be very much lighter than it is now. Besides, that's just not the direction I want to go. Thing is, I really want to use a better motor. The lego (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)

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		Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
With the sun getting ever stronger as the season progresses, the solar panel now gives close to 9 watts at 2 in the afternoon, and I suspect this will go even higher... The lego motor is thinking of going on a strike or even dying though...It (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)

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