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Re: NEW pnumatic parts! (sort of)
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:34:20 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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I thought you might have been talking about combining two switches to reduce
the off zone:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/Computing/p6040062.jpg
or eliminate it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/Computing/p6040061.jpg
Doug Carlson came up with the geometry for the “no off”. I modified it to
reduce the off zone.
Kevin
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That is seriously sweet--little to no off for the cylinders...
Iain was talking about this, though:
In the pick you can see the motor driving the differential--spin it one way, it
operates one valve--spin the diff. the other way, it operates the other
valve--works very nicely.
THere are touch sensors which register the valve arm at the top of the swing.
When I was building LOR...
http://sparky.i989.net/mmisc3.htm
I incorporated 4 sets of these motorized units (8 valves) into LOR and with
prelim. testing, they work great.
Dave K
Sparky’s Space--Where Sparky has his Space...
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| (...) I like LOR. My two favorite LEGO topics: pneumatics and bipeds. I'm working on a similar pneumatic walker, but all the timing will be controlled by pneumatics. No need for RCX. One leg stays weight bearing while the other leg recovers to the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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