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Re: Identify this pneumatic piece
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lugnet.build
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Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:08:38 GMT
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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.
Actually, no. The crucial difference between the old and the new pneumatics
system is that the old one used both pressure and suction, so needed valves
to let the suction power go one way and the pressure power the other way.
The new system only uses pressure.
Side note: I use the *old* style pump with the Aquazone suction caps, so I
can remotely grab some piece with air suction. Great gadget to combine with
Mind Storms.
More on pneuamtics:
Visit LEGO ON MY MIND:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/insights
Dutch section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/nl
Eric Brok
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