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I like to minimize the use of third party and favor the convenience of easy to use Lego motors. Adapting third party servos to Lego is not always that easy, be it for limited mounting points using customized plates or adapting gears. My goal is to enclose the RC receptor and power controller in Lego parts, replace the wires/connectors and then be able to use them seamless with Lego PF batteries and motors.

I am not a fan of consolidated topics like "Technic general discussion", kinda like scanning througth threads. Edit: However "Which Technic Set should I buy?" is ok to be a generic one. My 2 cents.

The key point is how to replace the servo in that picture with the Lego one.

And what are the guidelines to define not constructive? Removing threads that you don't like, like how to make the best use of black parts in MOCs? I am more in favor of tolerance than censure.

Sure, go ahead and post a few! Not everyone is here just to see other people MOCs, or get instructions, free or not. So thanks for beign tolerant. I am grateful that I don't need to participate or read every other thread and can focus on ejoying eurobricks the way I like it: Discussing anything Technic. That is why for me general technic and WIP threads are of greater value than MOCs. Anyways while I wait for your new MOCs and beign broadly interested in Technic, I will enjoy the reflections and advices from fellow members regarding the use of black parts in technic. After all anything learnt from these threads is useful in my Technic endeavours and is appreciated.

When I put some Technic sets on display I felt bad for every other Technic set not on display .Most of them are great in one way or another (mostly got flagships). So now every set is a parts set. Only my Star Wars UCS are on display and for some time now Im feeling the need of moding them. So perhaps I will bricklink a few tons of light grey and motors and Technify/enlarge a few replicas just to keep those UCS intact. Got 42009 and 42006 MISB waiting for my new place to be Lego ready, and I am not sure If I will build them or just study the instructions and cannibalize them without building.

Black looks nice but in practice makes for poor pictures and instructions. Quite rude and not constructuve at all. It does not add anything to the thread no matter how much you dislike it, this was uncalled.

Well in the end it is like those 2014 1h sets... some are already available at some places, so are those 2013 or 2014? Perhaps it was a 1982 set available in 1981? Edit: did anyone ask for this?

Lego.Wikia.com dates it to 1981 but I don't know its sources.

Isn't it too big? After all previous Cuusoo sets were medium at best. I've got no experience with it, but from what you guys say the gearbox might require some heavy fine tunning to achieve smooth working, something unsuitable for an official set. And even fixing that I don't see TLG releasing a Cuusoo set that makes their own technic flagships pale in comparision.

Congrats to the winners and to Jim, excellent contest management and presentation.

8110 x 2 41999 x 2 9398 42000 42006 42009 9392

Welcome and enjoy your awakening out of the dark age.

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This is funny, is DrJB the record holder for more threads moved? Anyways... Is it not legit to ask this in the Technic forum if your only interest is Technic and do not want "spam" from City builders stockpiling bricks? I am in the process of moving to a new flat, meanwhile 42009 and 42006. boxes are gathering dust.

I think If you read all my comments you will see I explicitly said that no loop is possible and setting the steel ball in position adds energy to the system. So what is your point?

Yes that is why i said putting the steel ball at the right place added energy to the system. But you need to create the magnets in the first place.

The magnetic field just transforms potential/cinetic energy. There is a cost to putting the steel ball in the right place so yes when setting up the ball you are adding the energy that will be used. Setting up the magnets just efines the magnetic field, does not add energy to the system. that can be used by the ball, altougth it adds potential energy to the magnets. Thats why steel instead of a magnet is used in the moving object, you don't want to fight against repulsive forces. Just benefit from ingreasingly attracting ones. No, it needs to be under stronger influence as it travels trougth the magnetic field. So no just one magnet at a time....This will show it more clear.... [/url]

Lego Magnets Feel the power in those words.

1. Taking too much time ? Check 2. Wanting to explore other 'interests' Check 3. I really should be putting my $ elsewhere ... Check 4. Enough with this 'play' ... time to focus on contributing to Society, and possibly leaving a legacy behind ... Oh well society isn't kind on my ideas of human anhilation for the good of the planet and the whales so i'll let my legacy of Lego mindstorms overlords for later. 5. One's own mortality ... who's gonna sort my thousands of parts once I'm gone ... sure hope they don't end up as a bulk lot on eBay for a fraction of the initial investment ... Dude i will let my Technic coffin ready! PF enabled! Use the train remote to drive it to the pyre. 6. I've reached my 500 post ... a Knight now (with all Rights and Privileges as they said during my graduation), will take forever to reach the next level ... Not yet there... and who cares I just want to keep posting on strange technic contraption threads. 7. What else ... ? I have no room for more Lego... Really So I don't think I will call quits by my own will.

As long as he does not try a loop he can have a "car" moving up on a slope. There is already energy in the magnets . Adequate magnets and geometry are required and depending on the design steel instead of a magnet must be used on the "car". It is not free energy, just a clever way to use the energy already used to create the magnets. Also all the friction created by the Lego elements might be too much depending on the strength of the magnets. Using the magnets to gain potential energy to later transform it into cinetic energy won't net enougth to move our "car" back to the starting point and achieve perpetual (while the magnets last) motion. Perhaps with no atmosphere at 0ºK using some superconducting mats to achieve an almost frictionless path back to the starting point something like that could be achieved. I think it is out of reach of our beloved Lego no matter how many neodymium magnets you throw at it For the "climbing" the magnets must be setup in such a way that the magnetic field is stronger when going up the slope (closer magnets) That way the steel is continually pulled upwards by the magnetic fileds. Think of it as carefully placed magnets alternating at both sides of a track, closer every time. It's a neat trick for a GBC using steel balls, but you then need something to move the balls back to the starting point Ok guys here you go

Something like this can be achieved, but not with this geometry. Also it won't be like droping the "car" on the rails and see it moving. More in the lines of giving it a good push and see how it loses momentum slower than usually but coming to a stop after a few... seconds, don't think it could achieve minutes.

A bumper?

Congratulations on your Ban Hammer wielder promotion.

Not that we want to give Jim too much work... of course.