and they said it couldn’t be done ;)

25 02 2009

Yes, believe it or not but its done. My electro magnetic power chargeĀ  arm is finally installed and actually works, lol. It took a few extra brain cells to figure out how to make it all run smoothly and it really was a tight squeeze to fit it all in (nothing new). The extender arm (when retacted) has to go all the way back and actually rests against the back inner wall. If the bodies diameter was just half an inch too small I wouldnt have been able to close the panel door when the arm retracts. Here are a few pictures and I will uplaod a video later on tonight. enjoy ;)


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26 02 2009
Calvin

2 of the pics are not showing :o (
So is it sharing the door opening or does it change somehow?

That’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
I like the gear slide you made up.
I have some Vex slides and gear goodies like that.
I might just have to copy this one partner. LoL :o )
Calvin

26 02 2009
nixonfiles

Thanks Calvin…..I’m not sure what you mean by “sharing”, but its all working independently, using just 2 channels from my remote. The lights activate from a micro switch when the door panel opens. And best of all the panel doesn’t need any magnets to keep it closed.

I just noticed that my pictures from previous post are missing. The host website (slide.com) that I usually store my pics on seems to be down. I guess it will be up in a day or 2, I hope.

Yeah, I like the gears from lego. Vex parts are just too hard to get in Sweden and costs an arm and a leg to ship. My design idea is very simple, once I figured out how to do it. Because you are a “master builder” it’s very flattering that you wish to copy my idea. Be warned though, if you haven’t arranged room for this in advanced its really a bear to get it all in there ;)

Thomas

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