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Re: Lego pneumatic systems overview?
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:01:36 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Brian Reynolds wrote:
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> I'm pretty disappointed with the combined storage capacity of the three
> tanks. Working together on only two cylinders from max pressure (I
> presume... would be nice if there was some sort of meter) resulted in
> only seven extensions and retractions. My hope is to link three to four
> cylinders to a single control switch and I don't want to constantly be
> pumping things up, especially if I don't have the room to hide or
> disguise all three pumps I was using.
I've said it before (several times :-) and I'll say it again: since the airtanks
cannot provide consistent performance levels, in my opinion they are rubbish for
most applications. You are far better off building a motorised compressor that
provides enough airflow and force 100% of the time.
Would it be possible to level out the performance in a pneumatic storage device,
e.g. by making one from the cylinders and have them act against a forc e such as
springs, rubber bands, or a weight? If you had enough you may get quite a lot of
storage. I tried this once but it seemed to be a lot of hassle for little
benefit c/f a decent compressor.
Jennifer
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 | | Re: Lego pneumatic systems overview?
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| Tobbe Arnesson wrote: > The hoses will pop-off before any damage is done due to preassure. The preassure > will also leak out in time so there's no danger there either. I verified this for myself tonight with three pumps working three airtanks and (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic)
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