Knex Manual/Motor Gear Box

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Knex Manual/Motor Gear Box

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Welcome! Here are instructions to create gearbox that can easily be set to motorised or manual. It's hard to explain so here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJXXfG4YsE

The Base

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Yeah, everything else goes on here.

The Motor

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This section is the motor.

A Bit of Support

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It's easier if this is just an extra step. If not the next step is too long.

The added pieces in this picture are: 1 green rod, 1 white rod, 1 blue rod, and 1 yellow connector.

Moving Gear

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This gear shifts forwards and backwards to mesh with either the motor's gear or the manual gear.

The Manual Gear

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If the motor jams, switch to this.

The "output" Gear

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The rod is what to connect the turning part to. It could be any size.

How to Use (you're Done Anyway)

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With the motor facing towards you, if the trigger is left, turning is manual, if the trigger is right, then the turning is motorised.