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 Author: tec View Messages Posted By tec
 Posted: Jan 27, 2022 17:08
 Subject: 71427c01
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tec (61)

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I'm the author of the exact weight of this
 
Part No: 71427c01  Name: Electric, Motor 9V Mini-Motor, Heavier Weight
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71427c01 Electric, Motor 9V Mini-Motor, Heavier Weight
Parts: Electric, Motor
I've a precise electronic scale - 1/100 grams.

Well I think this was a recent variant, because today I found an older speciment.

This old guy is 42.11g.
The newer one was 41.27g.
I double checked today. same scale, same setup.

How could we submit that in the catalog? 2 weights for same part, plus the know-how
to distinguish between older and newer variant.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Jan 27, 2022 18:54
 Subject: Re: 71427c01
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In Catalog, tec writes:
  I'm the author of the exact weight of this
 
Part No: 71427c01  Name: Electric, Motor 9V Mini-Motor, Heavier Weight
* 
71427c01 Electric, Motor 9V Mini-Motor, Heavier Weight
Parts: Electric, Motor
I've a precise electronic scale - 1/100 grams.

Well I think this was a recent variant, because today I found an older speciment.

This old guy is 42.11g.
The newer one was 41.27g.
I double checked today. same scale, same setup.

How could we submit that in the catalog? 2 weights for same part, plus the know-how
to distinguish between older and newer variant.


I don't think a difference of less than 1g is much to be concerned about,
even if there are earlier and later versions of this motor. The biggest difference
is that it weighs a lot more than the other variant (43362c01). It would be better
to have the heavier weight in the catalog to cover the high end of 71427c01,
so you may submit a change request to update it to 42.11g if you would like.

Cheers,
Randy