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Re: Why Lego, Why
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Mon, 12 Jun 2000 01:38:27 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDM.stopspamORG
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Geoffrey Hyde <ghyde@ledanet.com.au> wrote:
> Hydraulics? I can't ever remember seeing any mention of LEGO developing
> hydraulics.
They have new cylinders which they call hydraulic. They're actually
spring-based shock absorbers with a pneumatic cushion -- no real hydraulics
involved at all. And unlike the old pneumatic system, they can't be
interconnected.
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| Is that like those compressed-air automatic door dampeners and closers? IMHO, that's a really poor substitute for real pneumatics, and is in no way hydraulic. I don't mean to be sounding mad or anything, but can't TLG stick with something that (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Hydraulics? I can't ever remember seeing any mention of LEGO developing hydraulics. If they are going to be using hydraulics, though, I think they'd better be using better hoses and fittings, fluid isn't that easy to hold under pressure. -- Cheers (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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