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Re: IR Controller in 8539 Manas
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle
Date: 
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 07:24:43 GMT
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Thank You!!!

Now I can order one, and finnis motorizing my silver champion, and 8448!

Thanks again!!

Gary

Hao-yang Wang <hywang@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:GGypHK.HFw@lugnet.com...
> My <set:8539>, back-ordered from Lego S@H, just arrived in mail. I have • not
> finished building the models yet.
> 
> The set comes with two IR controllers, as well as two receivers. Each IR
> units take 3 AA batteries, so you need 12 batteries in total.
> 
> Each IR receiver has two motor outputs. On the controller there are four
> buttons, controlling the forward and the reverse motion of the two motors.
> 
> The receivers can be configured to receive from one of the three channels.
> Similarly the controllers can be configured to send using one of the three
> channels, plus the "all" option to broadcast to all the channels at once. • On
> the channel changing dial, there is a socket to let you insert a Technic
> axle into it. A nice touch.
> 
> Having been hoping for a Rokenbok-like toy, I admit to be a bit • disappointed
> to the limit of 2 motors per controller. Actually it is not that bad --
> Combining the two controllers/receivers gives you four motors in total.
> Already I am start thinking of all the interesting toys I can build out of
> these IR units.
> 
> Cheers,
> Hao-yang Wang



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  Re: IR Controller in 8539 Manas
 
(...) I don't know -- Those big cars are barely (or non-) moveable with the 9V geared-down Technic motor. The motors in the IR receiver, at 4.5V, are no more powerful than the Technic motors. Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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  IR Controller in 8539 Manas
 
My <set:8539>, back-ordered from Lego S@H, just arrived in mail. I have not finished building the models yet. The set comes with two IR controllers, as well as two receivers. Each IR units take 3 AA batteries, so you need 12 batteries in total. Each (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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