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What is the battery life of the new Mindstorms and SPIKE Prime hubs?
The new Mindstorms v4 and SPIKE Prime hubs include a 2100mAh Lithium-ion battery. How long is it expected to last when running a program?
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What is the official maximum PAB part limit?
I would like to order a large quantity of different pieces from Pick-A-Brick. When I click through Pick-A-Brick and choose all my bricks, it always stops accepting new pieces after I have 95 distinct pieces in my bag.
Is there an official limit to…
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What is meant by the statement about "minifig replicas" in the 2020/2 catalogue?
The German Lego catalogue for the second half of 2020 contains several instances of a confusing statement on page 125:
Jedes Set enthält die detailgetreue Nachbildung einer original LEGO Star Wars Minifigur.
In English:
Each set contains the…
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Monorail Switch Internals
I'm trying to figure out how monorail left and right switches work internally. Tearing one apart risks permanently damaging it so I was hoping to find schematics or images of someone else's teardown. Does anyone have a good picture or…
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Why are there always holes in Duplo bricks?
For some reason, all the Duplo bricks that exist out there have holes in their studs. I haven't seen a Duplo brick that doesn't have holes in the studs, and I doubt such thing even exists.
System bricks can actually connect to Duplo bricks with…
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Can 10153 9V train motor be powered by the Power Functions Battery pack?
I am currently making the switch to Power Functions with my Lego Train collection and am wondering if I can power the old 9v motors that I used with the metal rails, with a battery box from the power functions line? I tested it and it does run but…
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If I were to make a LEGO fan how would I make it blow air on me?
I was just wandering off into my imagination and then it hit me: I should make a LEGO fan?
I mean, how hard could it be?
It is actually very hard for me. No matter how much ratio I put on it, it would not blow air! Even when it does it always ends…
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Anybody know what this piece is called?
This came from a little car, and I'm trying to build that car using LDD, but I can't find the piece. Can someone help?
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Is there a way to keep large plates together more efficiently?
Whenever I'm building a baseplate for something such as a skyscraper, every time I put larger-scale pieces (such as an 8 by 4) onto the larger bottom piece (i.e. 16 by 16), there is always space under the smaller piece and it never seems to flatten…
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What are the buildings in Miniland in the Legoland Park set 40346-1?
The Legoland Park set 40346-1 contains three plates with buildings/structures from the Legoland Miniland: https://www.mecabricks.com/en/models/8xaDX5zwaB7 (building instructions: https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/6282853.pdf )
I can recognize some…
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Is it possible to retrive a text file from an NXT?
I am on a SeaPerch building team which is starting to use a Vernier Dissolved Oxygen probe, connected to an NXT to log the data. I have a bit of programming experience, but nothing in particular with NXTs (or GUI programming for that matter) and…
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What are the special features of the Ferrari F1 Racer 1:8 kit?
I found a good price on the Ferrari F1 Racer 1:8 kit. From the picture of the box cover, it would seem that the steering wheel can turn the wheels, but I cannot identify any other moving features.
Is this a Technic model or just a display model,…
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How do they decide when to remove an element from production, and what happens to the molds when they are retired?
We all know certain LEGO elements are no longer being produced. How do they decide when to remove an element from production, and what happens to the molds when they are retired?
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What is the maximum size of Lego instruction booklets?
I am preparing a shelf and, given that LEGO instruction booklets these days are often more like actual little books than the small booklets we had as children, a section of that shelf will be reserved for LEGO instruction booklets.
Therefore, I am…
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Container part identification
Please help me identify the set this part belongs to, we are going through three tons of bricks and try to put the sets together again...
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