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Re: Eulogy for small pneumatic cylinders (discontinued)
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000 19:50:47 GMT
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The cylindar parts pack may be gone (soon if not now), but the cylinders
themeselves aren't being dropped, are they? I know that the Dacta set
9633 Advanced Air Power Set includes one of these, so as long as it is
around, these will need to stay in production.
"Philip Ogston" <ogstonpj@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:Fq542v.7tr@lugnet.com...
> I just orederd some more pneumatic parts form Shop at Home and discovered that
> the small (1 1/4") pneumatic cylinders have been discontinued. The full
> implications of that haven't quite hit me yet, but I'm sure that this is an
> unfortunate turn of events.
>
> Those little cyliders were just the right size to switch pneumatic valves. I
> have four of them and I put them all to work in the control circuits of my
> pneumatic ant. Those little cylinders changed Lego pneumatics from simply
> useful actuators to a complete automatic control system. They're also good for
> small actuators with quick response time. Just as lots of people seem to be
> discovering the many uses of pneumatic Lego the variety of elements is
> decreaseing.
>
> Does anybody know and details of the cancellation of the small cylinders?
> Anyone happen to have a large stash of them stored away? Is there a
> replacement for this most useful of pneumatic elements in the works? Why...
> WHY!?
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