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Fluid inside Pneumatics
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Date: 
Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:58:20 GMT
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Hi everybody.  I am into developing hydraulic suspension for my Technic Citroen
DS project.
Pneumatics are perfect as dampers, only that when I put pressure inside them
they behave like springs-That's air's disadvantage, it compressess itself under
pressure. Thus I would like to use a fluid instead of air.-weird I know, but
has anyone gave a try already?
Thanks,  Sebastian



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  Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
 
(...) I just want to rush out and say that I once tried to use water in my old style pneumatics parts when I was a kid. I was thinking that this could make them operate as hydraulics. However, this ruined the valves, and they have never functioned (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
 
(...) As we learned in the robotics ng, air _is_ a fluid. :) Anyway, I know what you mean. I don't have any pneumatic stuff now, but I remember testing this as a kid and it worked fine. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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