LEGO Power Functions is our electronic building system – with this you can build all sort of cool functions into your LEGO models.
How does it work?
A battery box gives power to the system. With a motor connected to the plug it will drive the motor in either direction when the switch is pushed to either side – a green light will indicate that the power is ON. In the middle position power is turned OFF.
To extend the reach you use the Extension wire (this also gives you connection to the old LEGO 9V System).
Actions make your LEGO models come to life. With the motors you produce all sorts of movement and the light will give you visual effects.
To control the actions you will use the Control Switch for direct control and the RC elements for Remote Control. The RC Receiver and the RC Handset work together – the Handset sends IR signals to control the Receiver.
RC functions
The RC Handset and the RC Receiver work together: the RC Handset sends infrared signals to the RC Receiver. In the LEGO Power Functions system, we have 4 channels. The RC Receiver and RC Handset must be set to the same channel to make the control link work. With the 4 channels you can either have 4 different models controlled at the same time, with 4 individual handsets, or you can use the channel selector as a function switch on one RC Handset to access 4 different RC Receivers in the same model setup.
The reaching distance of the Remote Control will depend on many things � under normal conditions it will exceed 10m.
The following things will reduce reaching distance:
� Bright sunlight
� Low batteries in the RC handset
� Blocking of the line of sight
Moving forward LEGO Power Functions will expand. So stay tuned for more cool things to come – who knows what the future might bring?
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