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My first Technic set was the Yellow JCB earth mover. After taking it apart to build my own model ( a claw and arm I think). I got water in the cylinders by accident. Shortly after that the seal on the inside failed and they became useless. I advise (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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(...) That's my experience as well. I tried to put water into my pneumatics gear as a child, but it never functioned again after that. Perhaps it would have worked if I'd let it dry more thorough? I'll never know, but in the mean time I'll concur (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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(...) But then why did they put wheels on the bottom? Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Indside of a dog, it's too dark to read... ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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My younger brother used to think it was amusing to squirt water with the pneumatics hand-pump but it rendered it completly unusable. I think the water washes the greese away?? Just my senseless ramblings, Alan. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: putting liquid into pneumatic elements (was Re: Darn those definitions (was: The new Super Car)
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(...) Controlled "grounding" for movement over seabottom,surely? Lots of things to research there, and the Captain wouldn't have to woory about staying afloat all the time... ;-) Martin "rollin' down the river" E. [In fact, this is what I assumed (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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