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In lugnet.technic, “Ari Holopainen” a77@europe.com wrote:
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Hi, let me introduce my lego 4x2 truck with 16-speed transmission. It’s
inspired by DAF XF 95 truck and its ZF Ecosplit transmission. Design is lego
technic style with some details but it’s not the look, it’s the transmission:
16-speed heavy duty transmission with very realistic ratio set, use and 2x4x2
design containing range-change unit, main gearbox and splitter. Available
real lego truck, full LDraw model with building instructions, transmission
LDraw model, descriptions, ratio comparison to real ZF transmission and many
more...
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Very cool! I don’t have much luck with complex gearing, so I’m always impressed
to see it executed well, as you’ve done here.
Dave!
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Hi, let me introduce my lego 4x2 truck with 16-speed transmission. It’s inspired
by DAF XF 95 truck and its ZF Ecosplit transmission. Design is lego technic
style with some details but it’s not the look, it’s the transmission: 16-speed
heavy duty transmission with very realistic ratio set, use and 2x4x2 design
containing range-change unit, main gearbox and splitter. Available real lego
truck, full LDraw model with building instructions, transmission LDraw model,
descriptions, ratio comparison to real ZF transmission and many more...
- Official LEGO IDEAS pages:
- -submitted lego idea waiting for supporters, go check here and don’t forget to give support if you like it :-)
- My Lugnet profile:
- -chapter B. Lego 4x2 truck 16-speed on page My Lego Vehicles
- -including description, driving instructions and two optional transmissions
- Brickshelf Gallery:
- -Lego4x2truck16speed (main folder)
- -Building Instructions
- YouTube videos:
- -Slide show (Lugnet pics edition)
- -Upshifting procedure (how to shift manual 16-speed)
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In lugnet.robotics, “David Koudys” davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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I was fortunate enough to find 4 LEGO compatible 4.5 volt programmable bricks
on Facebook Buy and Sell
I uploaded a few pictures here--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskKcnWEa
and I made a little video (with all the Dave tangents I could muster) here--
https://youtu.be/7NECA1q9-gU
I know I’m posting to what some would say is a very obscure site these
days(LUGNET) about a very obscure finding (4.5 volt programmable brick) to a
very defunct LEGO Technic theme (4.5 volt), but there will be a few of us
‘old timers’ that may appreciate this.
As well, in my sleuthing about for information, I haven’t, as yet, found ANY
information about these programmable bricks on these here internets.
At all.
That I find to be surprising.
The information I do have--
The bricks themselves are labelled ‘ProCom SEQ’ and I believe it was a
non-lego precursor to LEGO set 1093/9750--
https://guide.lugnet.com/set/1093
With the added bonus that you didn’t need a computer attached to the
controller--it was all in the brick
After I took apart one of them, I found out that Paul R Spurgeon made these
programmable bricks. Did a quick LUGNET serch, to no avail, then went to
Facebook. Found out that there is a Paul Spurgeon that worked for our
favourite company from 2000 - 2004 in the robotics development department,
and he’s from the UK (and so are these bricks) and deduced that he’s the
gentleman that I’m probably looking for to get more information on these
devices.
But I’m posting here anyway.
If ANYONE at all has a manual or a ‘quick guide’ or any information on these
ProCom SEQ bricks, I would appreciate a forward to me, or a link to
something.
I love me a good mystery, and I’ve been having fun trying to ascertain how
these things work, but a guide would be so much more helpful.
Anyway, here for your edification and historical trackability.
Dave K
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I’ve been playing with this for over a week now, and I’ve created a few more
videos--
https://youtu.be/BkBs5KvwV_0
https://youtu.be/71g4hc_Qvms
https://youtu.be/KNNjYBnxPe0
In these videos, I’ve showed my evolution of discovering how these boxes work.
The really cool bit about this process thus far is that the e-mail forwarding
from lugnet.robotics is still working! I’ve received an e-mail response from a
friend that received an e-mail from this very lugnet group, and the e-mails back
and forth between us has made the discovery process so awesome!!
Anyway, I’m going to further detail what I’ve found out in a separate post
(forthcoming) but I wanted to update this thread with the latest videos
Dave K
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I was fortunate enough to find 4 LEGO compatible 4.5 volt programmable bricks on
Facebook Buy and Sell
I uploaded a few pictures here--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskKcnWEa
and I made a little video (with all the Dave tangents I could muster) here--
https://youtu.be/7NECA1q9-gU
I know I’m posting to what some would say is a very obscure site these
days(LUGNET) about a very obscure finding (4.5 volt programmable brick) to a
very defunct LEGO Technic theme (4.5 volt), but there will be a few of us ‘old
timers’ that may appreciate this.
As well, in my sleuthing about for information, I haven’t, as yet, found ANY
information about these programmable bricks on these here internets.
At all.
That I find to be surprising.
The information I do have--
The bricks themselves are labelled ‘ProCom SEQ’ and I believe it was a non-lego
precursor to LEGO set 1093/9750--
https://guide.lugnet.com/set/1093
With the added bonus that you didn’t need a computer attached to the
controller--it was all in the brick
After I took apart one of them, I found out that Paul R Spurgeon made these
programmable bricks. Did a quick LUGNET serch, to no avail, then went to
Facebook. Found out that there is a Paul Spurgeon that worked for our favourite
company from 2000 - 2004 in the robotics development department, and he’s from
the UK (and so are these bricks) and deduced that he’s the gentleman that I’m
probably looking for to get more information on these devices.
But I’m posting here anyway.
If ANYONE at all has a manual or a ‘quick guide’ or any information on these
ProCom SEQ bricks, I would appreciate a forward to me, or a link to something.
I love me a good mystery, and I’ve been having fun trying to ascertain how these
things work, but a guide would be so much more helpful.
Anyway, here for your edification and historical trackability.
Dave K
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, “David Koudys” davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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I probably should have changed the title as I’m x-posting to a different
group. Back in the heyday here, I woulda been raked over the coals for that
(1)...
Dave K
- :)
- but since there’s no one here to stop me... (3)
- Oh, and replying at the top of the message (2)
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, “David Koudys” davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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So here’s some prelim pics and a few vids of the axle sorter working--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxshhby
As I said on my Flickr page (and below), I’ve been thinking about this since
someone mentioned this at an rtlT event years ago, but didn’t work on it
until this video--
https://youtu.be/9JClgd0bBvc
So I blatantly ripped off the sorting setup, but wanted to use a drum
instead of a scissor lift. Was that the right thing to do? Eh...
I’m not done yet and it’s not 100%. As a matter of fact, I really didn’t
have time to test this before I packed it up for our LEGO dinner tonite...
So there’ll be future iterations.
The good bit, I tried to make it break down into a few smaller pieces for
ease of transport, That’ll make it easier to move around and update
Dave K
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, “David Koudys” davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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Or March Dinner, since it, like Valentines Day, doesn’t fall on this
particular day...
Anyway,
Friday, March 9th
Swiss Chalet
Dundas St Etobicoke
7 p.m.
I may bring along an axle sorter (that I’m currently making portable)
that’ll run on a battery box, so if ya wanna bring some axles for
sorting... :)
Dave K
-getting back into building mode, specifically ‘old school’ technic stuff
:)
--was going to haul out an RCX for the sorter, but wanted the challenge of
doing
it straight battery
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Hi David,
I will be there too. Long time since I last participated to anything Lego
related, but I need to feel alive again. Perhaps we can revive the group a
bit...
Cheers,
Gabriel.
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