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| Check this one out! About 6 years ago, John Gerlach of the GMLTC had built a fountain that actually pumped water using the technic pneumatic system. Well, this captured the imagination of my then 8 year old son Ross, and he set his mind to building (...) (20 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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| (...) That's pretty neat! It will be interesting to see if there's any deterioration of the pneumatic pumps over time, especially the seals. ROSCO (added .technic) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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| (...) Is his system actually pumping water through the pistons, or is he using air pressure from them to push water through tubes? (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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| (...) It actually pumps the water. A large part of the design problem was getting the system to pump an amount of water that wasn't too much and wasn't too little. I'd have to say that the final result was a triumph of trial and error:-) JOHN (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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| (...) I'm glad it uses only the pump cylinders, which means that if the water causes the seals to fail over time it doesn't impact any other components. I tried to make a fire engine once, using the old pneumatic system with a non-return valve and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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