Following from our recent post about faults with the Lego Technic Excavator, Lego have announced that they'll be replacing the 4 Linear Actuators from the set with a new design.
If you've bought the set you can contact Lego Customer Services via this link to register for the free service pack -
http://service.lego.com/en-US/Default.aspx
It's expected the service packs will be sent out in October. At this stage we don't know when the set will be re-released back to shops.
There are various stories circulating amongst Lego Technic fans that the Lego Technic Excavator (set 8043) has been withdrawn from shops. On Tuesday the product mysteriously disappeared from Lego's Shop@home service from every country. According to a post on Eurobricks, Lego has actually pulled 50 boxes and built them - all had issues.
At this stage it seems that some of the functions are under powered when using the medium motor. The faults develop over time and the movements of the excavator start to slow down even with fresh batteries. Lego says they're investigating the fault and some people have been offered full refunds when the products been returned to Lego.
Lego are investigating if it's a faulty batch of motors, or a generic fault with the design of the model. They hope to have more of an idea within 7 days, and a redesigned model within 3 months.
This is the second fault to hit Lego this year. Faults were found with the new PF remote control system earlier in the year.
Various issues have been reported with the model including
Lego has now released official images of the new Lego Technic Excavator (set 8043)
And the B Model
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A toy shop in Poland has published a few images of the B model for Lego Technic Excavator (set 8043). I would describe it as a Crawler Loader.
Unlike the main excavator model where only 3 of the 6 functions can operate at the same time, all 4 functions of the loader can operate - left and right tracks, lift and tip.
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Even though the Lego Technic Compact Excavator is supposed to be released in 2010 the first review and build of the model has been published.
Ryan, a member of the LOWLUG message board has posted his review to TechBricks.
The review contains a few photos but sadly they're a bit dark and blurred, but give a good indication of how the model is built.
The box comes with 2 manuals for both the main A model - the mini digger and also the B model - the log handler. This is unusual for Lego as they've tended to publish the B model instructions on their website.
The model contains a number of new parts:-
The build starts off with the building of the undercarriage - Ryan finds this rather straight forward. It appears the track treads "free wheel" and aren't powered in any way. The rest of the model is then assembled on the base.
There's 2 gears / knobs at the back of the model that allow it to function. The first raises and lowers the boom, the other controls the stick and bucket.
The model looks like a good set to obtain parts. The tracks are very difficult to find new these days as it's a while since they've been part of a set in any numbers. There's also a wide selection of gears.
Ryans review can be found here.
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