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Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:22:29 GMT
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c s soh wrote:
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> Andy Gombos wrote:
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> > > (Anyone found a safe and effective lubricant for them?)
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> > Set up a pump, a valve, and a cylinder like this.
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> > pump------Valve---------cylnder
> > \__________/
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> > Then put a few drops of oil into each tube AFTER the valve. Turn the valve so the
> > cylinder goes up, and push the pump. Then set the valve to go down. The pump. The air
> > pushes the oil into the cylinder, and when you pump it to max pressure, it sort of
> > forces the oil into all the cracks. I've been doing this for about 3 years, and I
> > haven't noticed any damage dome to the cylinders.
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> Any special type of oil?
> I've been hesistant about using oil. As I understand it, there is rubber
> inside the cylinder and oil affects rubber.
> I'll give it a try!
> --
I would also restrain from using oil. If you open a hand pump (the easiest
pneumatic to open) you notice that there is a clear grease lubricating the
piston. I would guess this is some type of silicone product. I don't think
petroleum oil is the best choice if you want your valves to last a long time.
-Wes
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| (...) Thanks, I would certainly want my pneumatics to last. Wish the pumps and cylinders could come with a little leaflet on their proper use and care, together with a small tube of the approved lubricant. (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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