RC4 Stud Wide Stearing

[Alasdair Ryan]

Hello all,

I mainly concentrate on technic and cad but i do sometimes dabble in other themes.I hope some of you find this idea useful,You do need a micro motor though which some of you do not have.

It can be used with a axle or with pins to fit your wheels.In the image it is a 1/4 stud short in height but this could be fixed with another 1/4 lift-arm.I think you could use a hockey spring to make it go back to center,i do not have one sadly to try this out.

Part x928cx1 Technic, Axle Connector Rectangular Triple Spring-Loaded

I thought it might be better posting it here as i know many of you like to motorize your cars,trucks etc,sorry if this was the wrong decision.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan

[Dakar A]

[/b]I thought it might be better posting it here as i know many of you like to motorize your cars,trucks etc,sorry if this was the wrong decision.

Definetly not the wrong idea! Just like Ralph S is welcomed here, I'm sure you will be too! Interesting idea, although I'm not sure if I quite understand it from the photo. Mabye some more pics might clear it up. By the way, welcome to Classic Town!

Dakar

EDIT- I get it now, after seeing the larger verison of the image. It might be possible to connect this to a power functions M motor with a short drivetrain.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Dakar A

[Alasdair Ryan]

Thanks for the fast reply,You attach the wheels onto that black '4' axle the micro motor turns that yellow connecter to which the wheels will be fitted to.

The power functions m motor is 3 studs wide so you would need to use the 3 high panels.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan

[cossack225]

I like the use of the thin lift arm below the plate - that will reduce some of the friction issues I have been having with the technic plates.

I have used Part x928cx1 Technic, Axle Connector Rectangular Triple Spring-Loaded for a steering centre. I have found it works well with a micro motor - though I haven't looked at how much current the mircomotor needs to turn against the spring (I often test these things to prevent burnout of the old motors). The PF M motors also works well with x928cx1, but don't try to gear the motor down.

I try to put motors in everything.

Cheers,

Tim

[F0NIX]

I am glad to see that others too like to dabble with some technic AND try to make a small car with motorized steering. It was a clever way to attach the micromotor.

I have a new prototype ready, with the outer shell it is 14 stud long, 6 stud wide and about 4 bricks high, and I use two micro motors: one for steering and one for propulsion. I will put up some images later either today or tomorrow. I am still not satisfied with the steering on my car, and I see this "return to center"-thing could be useful. I have to buy a few of them...

Edited January 13, 2012 by F0NIX

[_bIG_fM_]

Interesting, sometimes are the simpelst solutions the best.

Did you test it in a car?

Felipe

[Alasdair Ryan]

Sadly not its been ages since i last built a model using 'plain lego',you might be better with a pf motor for the drive as micro motors are not very fast.