- Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide
- foreword
- preface
- acknowledgments
- I. basics
- II. mechanics
- 5. gears and power transmission basics
- drivers, followers, and idlers
- gear ratios
- efficiency and gears
- backlash and gears
- controlling rotational direction
- an inventory of gears
- worm gear
- 8-tooth gear
- single-bevel 12-tooth gear
- double-bevel 12-tooth gear
- 14-tooth gear
- 16-tooth gear
- 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
- differential gears
- turntables
- knob wheel
- Hailfire Droid wheel gear
- obsolete gears
- 6. chains and pulleys
- 7. levers and linkages
- 8. 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
- 9. the LEGO pneumatic system
- the Old system
- the New system
- an inventory of pneumatic parts
- pneumatic pump (Old)
- pneumatic pump (New)
- small pneumatic pump (New)
- distribution block (Old)
- valve with studs
- valve with no studs (New)
- large cylinder (Old)
- 6L cylinder (Old)
- small cylinder (New)
- large cylinder with square base (New)
- large cylinder with round base (New)
- pneumatic tubes and hoses
- T-piece (Old)
- T-piece (New)
- hose connector with an axle joint (New)
- cylinder bracket
- airtank
- manometer
- modding the pneumatic system
- 10. pneumatic devices
- 11. building strong
- 5. gears and power transmission basics
- III. motors
- 12. 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
- NXT motor
- Power Functions E motor
- Power Functions Medium (M) motor
- Power Functions L motor
- Power Functions XL motor
- Power Functions Servo motor
- RC motor
- 13. LEGO Power Functions system
- 12. an inventory of LEGO motors
- IV. advanced mechanics
- 14. wheeled steering systems
- 15. wheeled suspension systems
- 16. tracked vehicles and suspensions
- 17. transmissions
- types of transmissions
- how LEGO transmission driving rings work
- 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
- 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 10-speed synchronized transmission
- a continuously variable transmission
- 18. adders and subtractors
- V. models
- A. afterword
- Index
- About the Author
- updates and additional resources
- Copyright
updates and additional resources
For updates, errata, and other information about the book, visit http://nostarch.com/technicbuilder.
While you’re there, check out the online resources for this book, including gearing tools, a tire reference sheet, parts datasheets, a list of LEGO fan communities, and much more. To follow Sariel’s work, visit him at http://sariel.pl.
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