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Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 05:36:20 GMT
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Andy Gombos <gombos@ne.[NoMoreSpam]infi.net>
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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.
So I guess I should use lubricants made especially for plastic and
rubber huh. Else you should probably just leave it alone. I wonder...
How bad will the get screwed up? Anyone know? I mean if you use say
machine oil(what I use) and it will disintegrate the o rings or whatever
in 20 years, but it gets better preformance for those 20 years, the I
think it would be worth it.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Pneumatics have been around for 15 years. Anyone oiled them back in 1984? And also has some un-oiled ones with them? Well, one of my cylinders has already been filled with oil. So I'll just have to wait 20 years. Let me see, that'll be 2019. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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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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