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In lugnet.robotics, Eric Brok writes:
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> Matthew Miller wrote in message ...
> > Chris Moseley <moz1@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > > So, yeah, pneumatics are powerful enough for most things. The problems are • 1:
> > > you need a compressor to power them, which eats batteries; and 2: you need • a
> > > (micro)motor and pneumatic switch for each output channel as well as the
> > > pneumatic cylinder. Fredrik will not be doing this in his small, elegant
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> > Hmmm. Given all that, maybe I'll just continue to pass on them.
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> Pneumatics are ok if you like them for the sake of it, for the sound of the
> puffs, the impressive sight of all the tubes, the compressor collecting
> pressure etc. If you just want to move something, other techniques need much
> less overhead.
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> Eric Brok
Hello,
Don't give up on pneumatics just yet.
See what you can do with them:
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~cssoh
cheers
c s soh
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| I just bought my first cylinder and pump. Now I have to buy another one. That motor is so cool. Got to build it. Thanks for the page of instructions. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) s soh <cssoh@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| In lugnet.robotics, Soh Chio Siong writes: [snip] (...) [snip] Indeed don't! There is no better way to get great power and speed at the same time then the pneumatics. With a worm gear you can get great power, but not much speed, with the gears you (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) 1: (...) a (...) Pneumatics are ok if you like them for the sake of it, for the sound of the puffs, the impressive sight of all the tubes, the compressor collecting pressure etc. If you just want to move (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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