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Re: EGAD! (pneumatics)
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Date: 
Sun, 15 Jun 2003 10:42:52 GMT
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Mark Tarrabain wrote:

The only thing I think I'd be left wishing for here would be some sort
of electrically controllable form of pneumatic switch -- but not just a
simple solenoid valve, rather a mechanism whereby multiple such valves
could actually be individually controlled by a single motor output from
an RCX (although it would probably require two motor outputs... one for
power and another for addressing).


Is this what you're looking for?
A 3/8 RCX Output Multiplexer for the FT solenoid valves:
http://www.ozbricks.net/cssoh1/cpedia/ftmulti.htm

Btw, the circuit diagram is a piece of art from France :-)

--
C S Soh
http://www.ozbricks.net/cssoh1
       ....where air is power!



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  Re: EGAD! (pneumatics)
 
(...) Close. What I would actually be wanting is eomthing that could use the voltage level being output from a *SINGLE* RCX port to do the addressing. So for controlling up to four devices from one port, for example, would require that 25% power to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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(...) Sweet! So with these adapters, I can use regular aquarium hoses, which can be bought for pennies a foot -- way cheaper than LEGO tubing. Elbow, tee, and cross connectors for aquarium hoses are also really cheap, and I've seen aquarium hose (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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