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:''Pull back the robot and it will roll forwards. Simple, but cool. '' --Posted to alt.toys.transformers by Aziraphale, 06-12-2000 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/fb04bbc24005dc33]
A '''pull-back motor''' is a wheeled, spring-powered drive unit that is wound without a key, by rolling the motorized vehicle backwards.  The spring is geared to the drive wheels. When the wheels rotate backwards, a gear is pushed into mesh that quickly winds the spring. When fully wound, the spring slips in its housing, emitting loud but mostly harmless clicks, and causing the surrounding children to say "Aaaaw, you're gonna break [[Chase (G1)|Chase]]". Releasing the powered vehicle allows a different gear to drop into place, while the winding gear is pushed out of the way. This new gear lets the spring unwind much more slowly than it was wound, driving the vehicle forward for some distance.


A '''pull-back motor''' is a wheeled, spring-powered drive unit that is wound without a key, by rolling the motorized vehicle backwards.  The spring is geared to the drive wheels.  When the wheels rotate backwards, a gear is pushed into mesh that quickly winds the spring.  When fully wound, the spring slips in its housing, emitting loud but mostly harmless clicks, and causing the surrounding children to say "Aaaaw, you're gonna break [[Chase]]".  Releasing the powered vehicle allows a different gear to drop into place, while the winding gear is pushed out of the way.  This new gear lets the spring unwind much more slowly than it was wound, driving the vehicle forward for some distance.
Many [[Transformer]]s [[toy]]s used pull-back motors, including the following sublines:
 
Many [[Transformer]]s toys used pull-back motors, including the following sublines:


'''''The Transformers'''
*[[Bat-Robô]]s
*[[Battlecharger]]s
*[[Battlecharger]]s
*[[Jumpstarter]]s
*[[Jumpstarter]]s
*[[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]]
*[[Powerdasher]]s
*[[Powerdasher]]s
*[[Powermaster (G2)|Generation Two Powermasters]]
*[[Throttlebot]]s
*[[Throttlebot]]s


{{stub}}
'''''Generation 2'''''
*[[Power Master]]s
 
'''''Animated'''''
*[[Bumper Battlers]]
 
'''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
*[[Robot Powered Machines#Battle Chargers|Battle Chargers]]
 
'''''Dark of the Moon'''''
*[[Racer (Autobot)]]
*[[Racer (Decepticon)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 24 February 2025

A pull-back motor is a wheeled, spring-powered drive unit that is wound without a key, by rolling the motorized vehicle backwards. The spring is geared to the drive wheels. When the wheels rotate backwards, a gear is pushed into mesh that quickly winds the spring. When fully wound, the spring slips in its housing, emitting loud but mostly harmless clicks, and causing the surrounding children to say "Aaaaw, you're gonna break Chase". Releasing the powered vehicle allows a different gear to drop into place, while the winding gear is pushed out of the way. This new gear lets the spring unwind much more slowly than it was wound, driving the vehicle forward for some distance.

Many Transformers toys used pull-back motors, including the following sublines:

The Transformers

Generation 2

Animated

Revenge of the Fallen

Dark of the Moon


If you build it, they will play.

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