8043's switch friction

[Zerobricks]

After tearing up my 8043, i noticed there is another friction pin, I added picture to show it:

Whats the point of the blue cross pin and this gray pin's frictions? I am quite baffled...

[Chrizzle]

yeah, i noticed this some time ago...

when i became my 8043 first, i was disappointed because it wasn't able to operate the switch function properly because of too much friction in my opinion...

so what i did is rebuilt the whole thing...change the blue friction pin into the sand-colored frictionless pin and geared down the switch function by using the bevel gears!

now it works very nicely!

[BrickDemon]

Some say lego did it on purpose but my 8043 works a lot better with the frictionless parts..!

[Anio]

Very well seen Zblj !

I just changed that part on my model. I'm sure it will work better now.

I wonder how a designer can make such a mistake. O_o (cause yes, it is definitely a mistake).

[imajor]

I mentioned it earlier (here), but I still don't think it is a mistake. There is no chance that the designer didn't notice it. Maybe without this friction the switch is more likely to jump back to neutral?

[BrickDemon]

Maybe without this friction the switch is more likely to jump back to neutral?

You could be right. but I thought that these were for that.

Edited January 31, 2011 by BrickDemon

[Out of Sight]

Despite this, I'm probably one of very few people who have never considered tearing a built Technic set or any Lego for that matter , so that friction pin and the previously discussed blue axle pin are still there. I have zero issues on shifting however. I'm running rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, so I believe their high discharge rate can extract serious amount of torque from the shifting motor compared to alkalines. A blip of the control stick is all I need to make successive shifts lock to lock. However it's still unclear whether it's a mistake or not..

[DarkShadow73]

Ironic, I just posted this as a new topic and I'm having a heck of a time getting the clutch to engage one lock to another on one lever press. Maybe I'll try these rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. Maybe this is a stupid question and it probably is, but where can you buy these types of batteries. I definitely don't want to pay Lego S@H prices for their rechargeable battery box. Radio Shack? Walmart? I live in the USA if that helps.

Despite this, I'm probably one of very few people who have never considered tearing a built Technic set or any Lego for that matter , so that friction pin and the previously discussed blue axle pin are still there. I have zero issues on shifting however. I'm running rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, so I believe their high discharge rate can extract serious amount of torque from the shifting motor compared to alkalines. A blip of the control stick is all I need to make successive shifts lock to lock. However it's still unclear whether it's a mistake or not..

[dr_spock]

Ironic, I just posted this as a new topic and I'm having a heck of a time getting the clutch to engage one lock to another on one lever press. Maybe I'll try these rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. Maybe this is a stupid question and it probably is, but where can you buy these types of batteries. I definitely don't want to pay Lego S@H prices for their rechargeable battery box. Radio Shack? Walmart? I live in the USA if that helps.

You can buy rechargeable NiMH batteries and the charger practically any where. Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc.

I use them in my 8043 too.