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Subject: 
RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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Date: 
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 18:22:48 GMT
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> At 07:39 PM 9/29/99 GMT, you wrote:
> Hey folks,
> I tried that mod but the spacing was off for just adding the pulleys. so I
> rebuilt it a bit differently.
> It is larger now, and not quite so elegant. but it does
> accomplish the full
> stroke goal. I also added two more pumps on the back side and offset the
> drive to that pair by 90 degrees. Now it has four pumps happily whooshing
> and shuffing along. :-)
> There are also two air tanks on top... one is connected to the front pair
> of pumps and the other is connected to the back pair. The output of these
> are then connected with a tee.
> i tossed a few images onto my web page for those interested.
> 
> http://www.net-info.com/~dcarlson/comp.htm

Nice work!. I knew that eventually someone would improve the
design. The bent beams are still there though!.

I really like the wierd looking angle of the pistons. I never thought
of that.

I toyed with the idea of a radial compressor with a central gear
that drove four planetary gears and each having a little pump on it,
but I lost interest...plus I only have two little pumps.

Ahhh, now I have to buy more little pumps...

Cheers,

Ralph Hempel - P.Eng

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  RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
 
At 07:39 PM 9/29/99 GMT, you wrote: Hey folks, I tried that mod but the spacing was off for just adding the pulleys. so I rebuilt it a bit differently. It is larger now, and not quite so elegant. but it does accomplish the full stroke goal. I also (...) (27 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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