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Re: clip on train motor
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:56:09 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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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:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=32184 held in with two axle
pegs, with the round hole vertical. Then add a steering arm:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=32069 with a 3L axle with stud
through the round holes in both parts, with the axle joiner between the forks of
the steering arm. Then add a 1x2 brick with 2 holes to the steering arm and
mount a pair of train wheels on it and hey presto a 6-wheel bogie! I used this
articulation method in this engine:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=116478
Mark
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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 (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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