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Re: pneumatic cylinder: why not hydraulic ??
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:18:03 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Chris Masclet wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
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> > I' ve read a long time ago something like this: LEGO pneumatic cylinder cannot
> > be use as hydraulic cylinder.
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> > 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....
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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.
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> This means that your hydraulic fluid would spill all over the floor.
Well one solution to that problem is to position all the switches above a
"hydraulic fluid catchment area", however I still think it would be prone to
spillage ;)
ROSCO
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| (...) One key thing about hydraulics has always been "avoid leaks". To switch the fluid, just invent something I've wished for for years - the reverser switch. This switch has four ports, used in opposing pairs. Clockwise in a circle they would be (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 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)
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