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| (...) I've thought about it (as an automatic, with speed-induced pressure determining the gear), but never tried actually building it. To avoid gear meshing trouble, it might be worth trying a setup where the gear-selecting part is moved (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| I now know that it is possible to make one of these, but does anybody have any ideas on how to make a pneumatically powered transmission have more than two speeds? I have just built one, but I failed horribly. It has two gears, but only one speed (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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| (...) Yeah, yeah, yeah. (No offense) I knew someone would point this out. I did think about this and considered it, but I decided I had to make some compromises for using lego in the real (non zero G) world. First, if all the windows faced inwards (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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| (...) It _says_ 'hydraulic' in many places, but it's really a pneumatic cylinder/plunger with a spring. Compressing, the plungers' valve opens all the way; releasing, airflow is restricted and slow the expansion of the spring. -gbr (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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| D Garcia wrote in message ... (...) Okay, I stand corrected. It is hydraulics. I told you I can read. (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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