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 Author: Carrera124 View Messages Posted By Carrera124
 Posted: Sep 5, 2025 07:25
 Subject: Technic instructions variants
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Hello,

as most of you know, in 1990 the 9V motor 8720 was released, it followed the
well known 4.5V motor 870 / 8700.

At that time, all Technic instructions had a section that showed how to motorize
it. Either the A-model or the B-model (exception * see below).
Due to the change from 8700 to 8720, the instruction were upgraded.

Until now, I found both both 4.5V and 9V motorizing instruction variants for
the following sets:
8024, 8034, 8044 Universal Sets
8835 Forklift
8854 Power Crane
8862 Backhoe Grader
8865 Test Car

The following sets also were still listed in the 1990 catalog.
But I could not yet find versions that show motorizing with the newer 9V motor
8720:

8832 Roadster / Mini Go-Kart
8842 Go-Kart
8852 Robot
8853 Exvacator
8855 Prop Plane

Does anyone have an instruction book (or at least pictures / scans) for one of
these 5 sets, that show the 9V motor as an upgrade option?
I already searched the usual online resources, but it seems that they have all
copied the scans from each other, so you find the same scans everywhere...

(*) no rule without exception. For the pneumatic Forklift 8843, there are two
different version of the instructions.
The first version shows a motorized "C"-model, while the second version
dropped the C-model and shows only A- und B-models.