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pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:18:26 GMT
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Hi everybody,
I' ve read a long time ago something like this: LEGO pneumatic cylinder cannot
be use as hydraulic cylinder.
Is anybody can explain me why ?? May be we can' t use water with cylinder (may
be cause of corrosion) but what about silicone oil ?? or something like that....
Thanks for your answers
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Chris.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
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| (...) I can think of a few concerns that would need to be answered before using a pneumatic cylinder as a hydrolic cylinder: 1. will the seals work properly I'd be concerned that the lubricant would get washed away by water, so the only way to (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
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| (...) The simplest reason is that when the switch is flipped to one side, the other port is released to the atmosphere. This means that your hydraulic fluid would spill all over the floor. Figure out how to eliminate the free release (hint, only (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
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| Not alone thinked about it a while back,currently studing fliud power and in the fluid power industry (...) Lego pneumatic cannot be used for hydraulic's period! Nor will there be such a thing put out by lego there in the toy industry not heavy (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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