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Re: Identify this pneumatic piece
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 22 Oct 1998 14:57:00 GMT
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Darn text wrapping gets me every time!
Duane Hess writes:
> I think this part was used in Legos early pneumatic history. You ran a hose
> from your pump to the center port on the 2 X 4 brick. You then ran a hose
> from each side port to the top and bottom ports on you pneumatic switch.
> Another hose ran from the center port of the switch to the cylinder. The old
> cylinders only had one port located at the bottom.
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> Disclaimer: My 2 X 4 brick was grey, not black, so things might have
> changed. It's been a while since I have used my old cylinders and my memory
> isn't what it used to be, so take the hose routing with a grain of salt.
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> Best of Luck,
>
> Duane
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> Matthew Bates writes:
> > I acquired a bunch of LEGO recently, mostly Technic, and one piece I haven't
> > seen before. It's basically a black 2x4 brick with three ports for attaching
> > air hoses. What's it for and what sets did it come in? It seems like it might
> > have valves in it but I haven't really experimented with it. Can anyone
> > explain it in a bit more detail?
> >
> > Matt
> >
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