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It all happened after the war with Japan, All there engineers were not allowed to work in the military fields any more by the USA so they found work in the toy industry, and so all kinds of great mechanical design came from that. Also Japan copied so many mechanical designs from the German toys and advanced them from windup to battery operation.
I am in awe looking at the genius engineering that went into this robot. Japan really is the King in that industry. Thank you for videoing the robot surgery. Perhaps this might give me an idea what to expect in an old used TV robot I bought on ebay.
I’m impressed with the mechanical ingenuity. Too bad they cheaped out with the plastic gears for the legs. Since everything else was metal, I can’t see how it would add much more expense to make those out of metal too.
The helical gears in the walk mechanics can not be stamped out like the large flat gears , or extruded like the small brass gears. It costs alot more to machine them out in metal compared to the plastic ones that can be cast in low cost molds.
Can you tell me where to get a replacement motor for the swivel matic robot? I have the all metal human face astronaut version. A link to one would be great!
Generally, it is easier to fix the motor than replace it. The motors almost never go bad, what they normally need is the brushes cleaned with some spray contact cleaner. Now if you do need to replace the motor the problem is that they used so many slightly different motors that mounting a new motor can be hard unless it is the same motor case design. Old toys and new batter toy repro's is the best place to find motors of the same type design.
@@Robothut ok, I'm just getting a robot that the seller says isn't working. I'm just trying to get ahead of it in case I end up needing a motor. What cleaner do you suggest?
@@kgandcats The problem will be either the battery contacts, the switch, cold solder connection or the motor just needs to have its shaft rotated with power ON. A drop of oil on the motor shaft bearing is a good idea. Any spray contact cleaner will work as long as it is safe to use on plastic parts. The can will state "safe for plastic".
