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3×3×6 Simple Medium Motor w/ 4-Studs (Part 21980)

2016-2022

While introduced in the (now retired) WeDo 2.0 LEGO Education set, it has been used in several other sets since then.

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LEGO Pick a Brick:
21980 LPF2.0 MEDIUM MOTOR
Bricklink:
21980 Electric, Motor WeDo 2.0 Medium
Rebrickable:
21980 Motor, Medium, We-Do 2.0
Brickset:
21980 LPF2.0 MEDIUM MOTOR
LDraw:
21980 Electric Power Functions 2.0 Medium Motor
 CURRENTALL YEARS
OVERALL RANK
-271
2508RANK
5121RANK
# PIECES
3RANK: 2573
7RANK: 5054
# SETS
3RANK: 2358
6RANK: 4551
# COLORS
1RANK: 2642
1RANK: 5955

Ranking based on buying one copy of every LEGO set ever produced, counting the number of sets containing each part, then sorting all of the pieces by part and color.

Overall Rank is a weighted score combining the number of parts, sets, and colors produced.

Year-over-year comparisons versus 2018-2022. (2024 not included because too few sets have been released and inventoried at this time.)

Date Added: 2024-02-21 12:00:00

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