platystick's Lego Technic GBC Ball Distributor

[DLuders]

platystick is refining his Lego Technic GREAT BALL CONTRAPTION (GBC) Distributor module for metering balls at a rate of 1-2 per rotation. On his

, he wrote: "Latest version of the distributor of [Lego] balls, very small it is perfect to channel and manage the flow of the balls of the GBC. 1 or 2 balls per turn and functions in the 2 directions. Perhaps caused by the top to facilitate the placement on the plate of entry."

[freakwave]

Thanks for sharing that one! This looks very immune to balls getting jammed and it keeps moving the stock that balls keep coming.

Very nice!

[Lasse D]

Nice find. It is a nice way to dispense balls downwards with a stable output.

I'm a bit worried about the stability of the first dispenser as it seems to move a lot, which might make it prone to failure at events.

The secodn one is much better.

[DLuders]

Here is platystick's "Test 1"

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[Tobbe Arnesson]

Neat! Can certainly come in handy!

[DLuders]

platystick has posted this

of his 7th Lego Great Ball Contraption (GBC) module. He credits Akiyuky for the design idea: