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Take a look at this picture: (URL) see those white things, that are supposed to look like air tanks? If you have two of the blue, *real*, pneumatic air tanks, you can replace those white things with them. I tried that, but I own only one airtank. It (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Where will you put the diesel fuel? -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FIArEt.60B@lugnet.com... (...) will (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Don't you loose all precise control with the air tank? My experience with using the air tanks is that when you flip the switch, the cylinders go _smack_ to the extreme position at once. Fredrik (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Fredrik, That lack of control of the cylinders has been my experience too. You really have to barely open the valve to be able to stop in partially extended movement. I wonder if you designed a cam that would squish the tubing past the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) really (...) the (...) then (...) valve (...) I have thought of using different valves. If one could use a valve based upon pressure (slower pressure increases). This would allow a slower response to the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hydraulic and pneumatic systems work differently. In the first one, your working fluid is an incompressible one (liquid oil, generally) so you have the full control of the stroke length of any piston.But in the case of pneumatics, the working fluid (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Sure, but in the original configuration of 8868, you have more control, as you can turn the compressor on and off for short durations and yield relatively small changes in the stroke of the cylinder. Adding an air tank really makes this much (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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well, I understand all this, re current LEGO valves with air tank yeilds an "on or off" action with the cylinders. My concept was if we could build ( out of LEGO) a better way of metering the air flow. Mechanical stops would be one way of limiting (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) Outside, in the real world, I had actually designed a system for controling stroke of an air cylinder. It was a pressure valve which increased the pressure on one side of the cylinder, and increasing it slowly on (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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<SNIP> (...) Yes, they do, but I don´t find that a problem. I like when things go fast :-) Well, it was just an idea, and I relaized, I *have* two airtanks, three actually, so I will try it soon. --Tobias (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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