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Re: Questions from a pneumatics newbie.
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 19:58:58 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Miguel Agullo wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
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> > BTW, it seems like buying the pneumatic components individually can get
> > pretty pricey if one is getting more than just a handful. Are there any
> > current technic sets that have more than just a couple of pneumatic
> > components that might be a better bargain?
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> I have not yet played much with pneumatics yet - but I have bought plenty of
> Lego! In a nutshell, your timing is excellent. Lego is just now introducing a
> new pneumatics model that incorporates an insane amount of pneumatic components
> - wich are newer versions of the existing stuff. Take a look at:
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> http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=10602
This set includes 10 large pistons and two large pumps, as well as new form
factor swtiches.
The pistons are also a new form factor, one that no longer makes it easy to butt
two pistons together. Might not be what you want if you are into pneumatic
computing.
Kevin
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> Chances are that this model will also drive the prices down on ebay / bricklink
> as well. Up to now, pneumantic components have indeed been pricey. Not taking
> into account the new backhoe, I would say that if you're building a pneumatics
> workshop from scratch, you're looking at spending somewhere in between the cost
> of an RCX and the cost of a RIS box.
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| (...) This shouldn't be a problem for me. I've come up with my own design for pneumatic logic gates (without using negative pressure even!) where each piston is attached to the handle of one or more switches very much like in your Synchropillar (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I have not yet played much with pneumatics yet - but I have bought plenty of Lego! In a nutshell, your timing is excellent. Lego is just now introducing a new pneumatics model that incorporates an insane amount of pneumatic components - wich (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)
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