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Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:40:45 GMT
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Wes Matchett wrote:
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> 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.
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.
--
C S Soh
cssoh@singnet.com.sg
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~cssoh
...where air is power
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| (...) Has anyone actually contacted LEGO and asked for this? I remember when I was a kid and one of those copper thingies (I don't know the correct English word word) which picks up the electric power from the track in the middle of the old train (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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