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Subject: 
Re: Pneumatic Pump Testing Goes Hi Tech
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta
Date: 
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:18:52 GMT
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Jennifer Clark wrote:
> 
> One type of pump I've not seen you test yet is a varation of Michael
> Powell's using an 8 tooth gear onto 40 tooth gear reduction rather than the
> belt drive, as this seems to improve performance significantly.

I don't know how or why but I don't seem to have come across it. I guess
I could try to build one but it'll help if you could give me a link or
reference to it.

> How about a
> test for compressors using pressure limit switches as well, or even the
> limit switches on their own? It would be interesting to see the
> effectiveness of both switches and compressor units.

Well, I can have a go at it. But really, with this pressure sensor
thing, limit switches would soon be obsolete. For you can sense the
pressure (using a light sensor watcher in RCX code, for example) and
shut off the pump motor at whatever level of pressure you require. Going
hi tech all the way, y'know!

--
C S Soh

CSSoh's Lego Pneumatics
http://www.geocities.com/cssoh1
... where air is power!



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  Re: Pneumatic Pump Testing Goes Hi Tech
 
(...) Sure - I made a rather ugly version of it including limit switch for my skid steer loader model. There is a picture here; I don't actually think many modifications other than replacing the small and large pully with 8 and 40 tooth gears were (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)

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  Re: Pneumatic Pump Testing Goes Hi Tech
 
(...) Nice work as ever! One type of pump I've not seen you test yet is a varation of Michael Powell's using an 8 tooth gear onto 40 tooth gear reduction rather than the belt drive, as this seems to improve performance significantly. How about a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.dacta)

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