Book description
The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide, 2nd Edition is filled with building techniques and tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Author
- About the Tech Reviewer
- Brief Contents
- Contents in Detail
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Where to buy LEGO pieces?
- Part I: Basics
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Part II: Mechanics
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Chapter 6: gears and power transmission basics
- drivers, followers, and idlers
- gear ratios
- gear ratio quick reference
- efficiency and gears
- backlash and gears
- controlling rotational direction
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an inventory of gears
- worm gear
- 3L worm gear
- 8-tooth gear
- knob wheel
- single-bevel 12-tooth gear
- double-bevel 12-tooth gear
- 14-tooth gear
- 16-tooth gear
- 16-tooth gear with clutch
- double-sided 16-tooth gear with clutch
- single-bevel 20-tooth gear
- single-bevel 20-tooth gear with pin hole
- double-bevel 20-tooth gear
- 24-tooth gear
- 24-tooth gear with clutch
- 24-tooth gear with crown
- 36-tooth gear
- 40-tooth gear
- Hailfire Droid wheel gear
- differential gears
- turntables
- obsolete gears
- Chapter 7: chains and pulleys
- Chapter 8: levers and linkages
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Chapter 9: custom mechanical solutions
- a stronger differential
- differential locks
- a custom differential
- an axle with a differential lock
- ratchets
- linear clutches
- eccentric mechanisms
- Scotch yokes
- a scotch yoke
- Oldham couplings
- an oldham coupling
- Schmidt couplings
- stepper motors
- Geneva mechanisms
- a Geneva mechanism
- reverse lights
- flashing lights
- turn signals
- complex turn signals
- double-axle turntable transmission
- a double-axle turntable transmission
- a sturdy universal joint
- a universal joint
- Chapter 10: the LEGO pneumatic system
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Chapter 11: pneumatic devices
- motorized compressors
- a rocking compressor
- motorized valves
- autovalve
- a motorized valve
- an autovalve
- electro-pneumatic switch
- PF Servo–controlled valve
- an electro-pneumatic switch
- a PF Servo–controlled valve
- automated pressure switch
- pneumatic engines
- a single-cylinder engine
- a two-cylinder pneumatic engine
- a two-cylinder pneumatic engine with sliders
- builder showcase
- a working water pressure pump
- Chapter 12: building strong
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Chapter 6: gears and power transmission basics
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Part III: Motors
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Chapter 13: an inventory of LEGO motors
- 2838, the first 9V motor
- 71427, a popular and powerful 9V motor
- 43362, a lighter 9V motor
- 47154, a 9V motor in a semitransparent housing
- Micromotor
- MINDSTORMS NXT motor
- MINDSTORMS EV3 Medium motor
- MINDSTORMS EV3 Large motor
- Power Functions E motor
- Power Functions M (Medium) motor
- Power Functions L (Large) motor
- Power Functions XL motor
- Power Functions Servo motor
- RC motor
- watertight motor (old)
- watertight motor (new)
- Chapter 14: LEGO power Functions system
- Chapter 15: the RC system
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Chapter 13: an inventory of LEGO motors
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Part IV: Advanced Mechanics
- Chapter 16: wheeled steering systems
- Chapter 17: wheeled suspension systems
- Chapter 18: tracked vehicles and suspensions
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Chapter 19: transmissions
- types of transmissions
- how LEGO transmission driving rings work
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transmission designs
- 2-speed synchronized transmission
- 2-speed linear heavy-duty transmission
- 2-speed RC motor transmission
- 2-speed orbital transmission
- 2-speed ratchet transmission
- 3-speed linear transmission
- 4-speed double-lever transmission
- 4-speed synchronized transmission
- 4-speed sequential RC synchronized transmission
- 5-speed linear transmission
- 10-speed synchronized transmission
- continuously variable transmission
- distribution transmissions
- a 2-speed synchronized transmission
- a 2-speed linear heavy-duty transmission
- a 2-speed RC motor transmission
- a 2-speed orbital transmission
- a 2-speed ratchet transmission
- a 3-speed linear transmission
- a 4-speed synchronized transmission
- a 4-speed sequential RC synchronized transmission
- a 10-speed synchronized transmission
- a continuously variable transmission
- Chapter 20: adders and subtractors
- Chapter 21: planetary gearing
- Chapter 22: 3D printing
- Part V: Models
- Afterword
- Index
- Updates and Additional Resources
- What Will you Build?
Product information
- Title: The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2016
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593277604
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