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Re: Identify this pneumatic piece
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:54:23 GMT
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I think it is a dacta angle sensor.
Selçuk
Matthew Bates wrote in message ...
> Sean Kenney writes:
> > > > The piece has no valves or anything in it - it's just a hollow
> > > > brick with 3 nozzles on it.
> > >
> > > It is? I always thought there were some kind of valves inside it
> > > which split the air into different nozzles depending on the air
> > > flow direction.
> >
> > Well, okay, I never opened one up. But if you think about how it
> > operates - it's pretty basic.
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> After seeing the diagram in that old Technic set, it makes more sense that
> this is a valve block, without valves somewhere the piston would just slide
> back down. Which leads me to think that the pneumatic switch is different • now
> and has integrated valves.
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> Anyway, I can see that a valve block might come in handy one day!
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> Also, another piece I got was a light sensor in a 2x3 black brick. It also • has
> a hole through one end. It seems to be so that you can put an axle through • it,
> attach a thin pulley wheel, and have the sensor detect the pulley going • round,
> because the holes in the pulley line up with the sensor. I presume this is • a
> 4.5V part, but does anyone know if it works with Mindstorms?
>
> Matt
>
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