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Re: Pneumatic Magic Presetnation Maertials
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:03:28 GMT
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"Tim Auton" <tim.lugnet@uton.org> wrote in message
> 
> I've not encountered grease coming back out. It takes a really good
> tug to suck it in there and you don't get the same level of airflow
> when in normal use. The grease is fairly thick. After a bit of initial
> vigorous pumping by hand to spread the grease any excess is ejected
> and I've not seen any more come out. I've done it to the clear
> cylinders and a little stays top and bottom with a little smeared over
> the inside.

I've just tried this and it does make a significant improvement, especially
on older cylinders. With two old cylinders connected up in parallel, I found
that the treated one would extend and retract before the untreated one, and
when both were treated both became more or less equal again. I don't suppose
there is any chance of damage to the seals from this grease?

In my own tests I can confirm that it also makes an improvement to the
technic turntables.

Jennifer



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  Re: Pneumatic Magic Presetnation Maertials
 
"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote: [ceramic grease in pneumatic cylinders] (...) I hope there's no chance of damage :) I went for ceramic grease over organic as I understand it's fairly inert. I'm no chemist though and I don't (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Pneumatic Magic Presetnation Maertials
 
(...) I've not encountered grease coming back out. It takes a really good tug to suck it in there and you don't get the same level of airflow when in normal use. The grease is fairly thick. After a bit of initial vigorous pumping by hand to spread (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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