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RE: Inexpensive air tank found at WalMart!
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 13 Feb 2000 21:57:53 GMT
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John Jensen wrote...
> Finally, my view on pressure overloads:
> It looks like the compressor Ralph Hempel designed is rather popular, and it
> is a good design, except that it isn't full stroke (I like full stroke
> compressors).
Thanks John. Here's the URL in case some new folks don't know where the
design is...
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/compressor/index.html>
> But this compressor has one very big advantage, it doesn't need safety
> devices: It can go on forever without blowing up:) meaning you can save the
> space for a safety valve (the only reason to use on here would be to conserve
> power in the batteries:))
There is a regulator I designed using the polarity switch at...
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pressureswitch/index.html>
> Now I'm ranting again:)
> Btw. The codepilot is brilliant for compressors:)
Ahhh. I just got the BarCode Truck in the mail a few weeks ago. Now I'll
have to figure out how to use it. Maybe it could run for 30 seconds with
the motor sound, then pause with an airbrake sound, then start again :-)
Keep watching this space for new RCX/pneumatic control info in the next few
weeks!
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/servos/index.html>
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/pbFORTH>
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| (...) Ahh yes:) But the CodePilot does more than make noises, I have a regulator implemented with a small cylinder with rubberbands (for retraction) which touches one of the switches, when pressurised enough, when that happens I let the compressor (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Inexpensive air tank found at WalMart!
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| (...) There are compressors that could keep up with that (and more), nut you wouldn't want to connect the to your legos:) (...) I've been toying a bit with pneumatics, and I really like them, have a few tanks too, but I'm not sure how good they are. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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