http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070321/motorised-marble-racer/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070321/motorised-marble-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-319950 kiml Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:09:30 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070321/motorised-marble-racer/#comment-319950 I got one of these marble runs last Christmas. It is fun, though it does drop marbles and eat batteries. I'd advise anyone who gets one to make these alterations (or at least try them). 1: Put the motor at the top so the tension is on the up so it doesn't drop the marbles on the way up. 2: run it from a mains adaptor to save the battery's (My mum had one anyway, but they do have many uses). 3: drop the voltage to 1.5, this makes it run quieter and stops it flicking marbles off at the top. This is a great toy I have had much fun out of, but not as much as my cat has. She likes to knock the marbles off and then play football with them. I got one of these marble runs last Christmas. It is fun, though it does drop marbles and eat batteries. I’d advise anyone who gets one to make these alterations (or at least try them). 1: Put the motor at the top so the tension is on the up so it doesn’t drop the marbles on the way up. 2: run it from a mains adaptor to save the battery’s (My mum had one anyway, but they do have many uses). 3: drop the voltage to 1.5, this makes it run quieter and stops it flicking marbles off at the top.
This is a great toy I have had much fun out of, but not as much as my cat has. She likes to knock the marbles off and then play football with them.

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070321/motorised-marble-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-304207 Cool ball bearing sculpture » Coolest Gadgets Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:41:59 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070321/motorised-marble-racer/#comment-304207 [...] months motorized marble racer was pretty cool but it’s nothing in comparison to this beast, the “California [...] [...] months motorized marble racer was pretty cool but it’s nothing in comparison to this beast, the “California [...]

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