Posted July 25, 20177 yr Hi, I was working on a sequential shifter for my next, next project and, inspired by @Didumos69 his shifter I came up with a compact version of his mechanism that fits inside a 5 wide central column. Here is a short video to show it's working: Feel free to use it if you think you can use it. EDIT: Sorry for the bad quality of the video, it was a quick shoot on a rainy afternoon Leg godt, Jeroen Edited July 25, 20177 yr by Jeroen Ottens
July 25, 20177 yr Great job on making it so small! I was able to reverse-engineer it from the video so I made an LDD file: http://bricksafe.com/files/Offroadcreations/jeroen-ottens-/Jeroen Ottens Shifter.lxf 3 hours ago, Jeroen Ottens said: Feel free to use it if you think you can use it. I think I will in an upcoming MOC. EDIT:Â Tried to fit it in, but I can't find a sequential gearbox small enough to fit. Edited July 25, 20177 yr by Offroadcreat1ons
July 25, 20177 yr Very nice and useful implementation ! And the 90 degree limiter is very original too! Btw, I tend to refer to the main principle as a planetary knob wheel shifter lately, with the two knob wheels and two half pins being the core parts. Are you looking out for a way to add a return-to-center to the shifter or is that impossible? I reckon it operates already quite pleasantly despite having to return it manually.
July 25, 20177 yr 19 minutes ago, LvdH said: Made a 4 speed gearbox... Thanks! This might be exactly what I need! Would you mind adding a link to the LDD file?
July 26, 20177 yr 1 hour ago, LvdH said: As promised: http://bricksafe.com/files/LvdH/Jeroen Ottens Shifter.lxf Please test if they're in the correct sequence before using it though. I haven't tested it myself. I don't have the 3L driving rings anymore, and I don't have the smooth axle connectors at all. I think your gearbox is too compact.  The 12T and 20T gears prevent the "steppers" from moving, so with this setup the gearbox will remain struck.
July 26, 20177 yr 1 hour ago, LvdH said: Please test if they're in the correct sequence before using it though. The only requirement is that gear 1 and 3 are on one (left/right) side  and 2 and 4 on the other. You can switch 1 and 3 by flipping the (ox)-paddle on the same side. Same for gear 2 and 4. Edited July 26, 20177 yr by Didumos69
July 26, 20177 yr @LvdHÂ Thanks for sharing this, however I don't think I can use it because of the small scale of my car. Thanks for the effort though! Works great, however the indicators would be weird, like 21 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 43 if you were looking at it from behind the engine.
January 21, 20187 yr 22 hours ago, IA creations said: May someone share a pic of the internals please? You have the .lxf file, just load it up in LDD and have a look yourself
January 21, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Carsten Svendsen said: You have the .lxf file, just load it up in LDD and have a look yourself I don't have LDD and I don't have my pc atm :/
January 21, 20187 yr Author Here is a new link to the original video: https://bricksafe.com/files/JeroenOttens/Shifter.mp4 Sorry about the bad quality
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