Thread: Purchased Trashcan Trauma

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I ordered a trashcan trauma off the internet a few years ago. He's so slow it's pathetic. Is there a quick and cheap way to speed up a purchased animated prop?

Is it electric powered or air powered?

Electric (plug in).

Very hard to say without being able to see the layout of the prop. Did it used to be faster and has just slowed over time? Could be tired motor (batteries?) If it's always been slow you're probably S.O.L. without tearing it down and rebuilding it with/bigger/faster/better parts.

Thanks, that's as I expected. It was slow brand new out of the box. I'm pursuing an Electrical Technology AAS right now and I chose it just so I could learn this kind of stuff for Halloween props (our core classes include things like electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics besides the electrical classes). The fact that I can then look for work in a lot of different fields with the knowledge is just the icing on the cake. I read over the class list and thought: Halloween Prop Building!

Wow! Sounds like a great course of instruction! Hmm, maybe we need a new degree -
AHT (Associate in Haunt Technology )