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Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
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Date: 
Wed, 4 Aug 1999 08:14:13 GMT
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"Sebastian Fernandez" <cfl@entelchile.net> writes:

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?

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 again.  So be careful!  Perhaps the new style
pneumatics can handle exposure to water, but I wouldn't want to risk it
anyway.

Fredrik



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  Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
 
(...) Huh, interesting. I didn't use water extensively, but I tried it, and mine weren't ruined. And these would definitely have been the old style. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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  Fluid inside Pneumatics
 
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 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)

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