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Re: clip on train motor
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:10:15 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David DeNuzzo wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Mitchell Lichtenberg wrote:
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This train newbie discovered that one of the four “L” shaped clips on a
train motor has broken off. (There are two forward and two aft) Is this
critical? How is this clip used? (I still have the clip, and possibly could
glue it back on but I am not going to bother if I don’t really need to.)
Thanks.
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Hello Mitchell,
The tabs can be used to add on to the length of the train motor body by
placing one edge of a 4-wide plate on them. The tab clips under the side edge
of the plate. LEGO used this in some of their train designs. See the
following example instructions from the 4559 set.(Not a great example but the
first one I found a link for.)
http://library.brickshelf.com/gallery/set/4000/4559-1/4559-1-02.jpg
and
http://library.brickshelf.com/gallery/set/4000/4559-1/4559-1-03.jpg
As for gluing the tab back on, I have never tried it so I don’t know how
feasible it is. Many train designs do not use them.
Good luck in any case! Hope this information helps!
Ciao!
DD
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Thats interesting, I never realised they were for that (not having ever bought a
9V set). I always thought they just got in the way!
Tim
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| (...) They're almost essential for some methods of articulating bogies. Add a 4L technic beam to the motor, sitting on the clips. Use plates to fix it onto the motor's studs. Add a double axle joiner: (URL) held in with two axle pegs, with the round (...) (19 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Hello Mitchell, The tabs can be used to add on to the length of the train motor body by placing one edge of a 4-wide plate on them. The tab clips under the side edge of the plate. LEGO used this in some of their train designs. See the (...) (19 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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