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Difference between Linear Actuator vs. Linear Actuator Mini
The biggest difference I can think of that would impact my choice would be that the standard linear actuator is much more sturdy.
The standard linear actuator has a metal pole and is very rigid.
The ...
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Difference between Linear Actuator vs. Linear Actuator Mini
The large linear actuator extends 5 studs (from 11 retracted to 16 fully extended)
The small one extends 3 studs (from 7 retracted to 10 fully extended)
That's a large functional difference.
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Harley Davidson chain belt running jolty
Okay, it seems I indeed made a mistake during building, which I solved afterwards:
When assembling the rear mudguard, I noticed that the rear wheel had quite a bit more variability in its sideways ...
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How do you make a triggered counted ball drop?
I've seen this done in a GBC module that counts the balls that pass by. It worked with scales that eventually tipped over, each scale representing a decimal of the total number of balls that passed by....
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High Torque Subtractors
It sounds like you need a stronger differential.
Might I suggest this design by Nazgarot:
If you make two, you can build a big and sturdy subtractor like this (probably customizing the gear ratios ...
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How much tension can I expect to get out of a LEGO chains before it starts to give way?
TL;DR (or Executive Summary, if you like): Between 620 and 1420 grams of mass (6.2 - 14.2 Newtons of force), depending on the pieces and their age.
Long version
So I decided to give this a shot and ...
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Vertical motion for a power burst bar
I've created an initial prototype. I found the "axle with stud 1 x 5" pieces allow me to cross from an axle to a bar type piece such as a fountain.
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Vertical motion for a power burst bar
I have an idea which was actually from JKbrickworks. Here is the MOC that uses it and here is another MOC of his that uses it.
Here it is step-by-step:
First, we have a plain old technic brick.
Now ...
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How do you make a triggered counted ball drop?
I don't know if this is practical, and I can't test it as I don't have enough compatible balls to build GBC type mechanisms, but what comes to mind is:
Have the balls run down a trough.
The trough ...
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Is it possible to build a decimal to binary converter (binary counter) with LEGO?
Yes, of course, you can
As jncraton mentioned in a comment:
The answer to whether this is possible is definitely "yes". NAND gates can be built, and the required logic can be implemented using ...
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