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Subject: 
Re: Pneumatic Air Tanks
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:40:51 GMT
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Nancy Evelyn Gold wrote in message <365E2D7A.BE82A1C4@sgi.com>...
> I haven't tried them yet. There's some engineering involved to
> make them useful. Not even sure I can.
> > 
> > Nancy, How ARE those solenoids working out, and how much are
> > they? Did you read my comments regarding the fully
> > pressurized state of one port with no neutral? Does this
> > even matter?
> 
> I did. The LEGO valve also vents the opposite port when it
> pressurizes the other.



Actually, all pneumatics must vent the opposite side. What is
keeping you from "engineering" the solenoids. Maybe I can
help. I've done lots of pneumatics with "real" systems.

By the way, you didn't answer the main question which was the
cost of the valves :-)

Cheers,

Ralph Hempel - P.Eng

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(...) I haven't tried them yet. There's some engineering involved to make them useful. Not even sure I can. (...) I did. The LEGO valve also vents the opposite port when it pressurizes the other. --- Nancy (28 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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