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I have just completed updates to my site to include a new double-acting compressor made of Technic. www.bmts.com/~rhempel And follow the LEGO links on the left. Any comments are appreciated... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Very cool. -Kekoa (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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Okay I give up. I am new to the group and I don't know what MOC means. Is there a FAQ somewhere that I am missing? Nice MOC (whatever that means...), Ralph. I will have to get some of those small pistons. I have been tinkering with a compressor (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Now, that's a very novel approach to a compressor, I'd say. But doesn't it make a lot of noise? I'm thinking since it uses 24t cogs mounted directly on the geared motor. Did you get a chance to compare the noise output to a "traditional" (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) Yes, I tried gearing it down, but the new gear motor turns so slowly that "gearing" it down reduces the output of the pistons. And the old motor tends to slip using rubber bands with two pisons. :-( Its (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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John Matthews wrote in message ... (...) I think it means "My Own Creation", at least that is what I assume. I am sure there is a FAQ - I just can't remember the URL... Any one have it handy? (...) I finnaly broke down and ordered 2 #5116 and 2 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) it to RTL and I asked if I could preserve it on my site since lu does not have a web site. Credit where it is due! But I agree, Mike's pump, Lu's switch, and 4 or 5 blue tanks make a totally awesome power setup. I have to try Ralph's design. I (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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Very nice design! I love it when everything comes together so neatly. The hardest part for me when trying to do things like that is to get all the gears and tie-downs to align. I built your version (all in black -- I won't have the yellow beams (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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