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Subject: 
RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:04:33 GMT
Original-From: 
Doug Carlson <DCARLSON@stopspammersNET-INFO.COM>
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> Nice work!. I knew that eventually someone would improve the
> design. The bent beams are still there though!.
Thanks! I'm not sure if "improved" is the right word though.
In my mind it was a trade off between funtionality and aesthetics.
The result just looks a little too blocky compared to where it atarted.
The bent beams are a great idea. They hold it all together without adding
any friction the way a regular beam would and they look way cool!

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

It really just ended up that way because of the spacing needed... I had
been trying to keep the layout similar to your design but ran out of time
last night.

> 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.

I was thinking along similar lines a couple years ago when i ordered
these four pumps... just never got around to trying it out.
I'd love to see what you come up with.

> Ahhh, now I have to buy more little pumps...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng



Doug Carlson
dcarlson@net-info.com
http://www.net-info.com/~dcarlson



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  RE: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
 
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