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Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 21 May 2004 02:27:07 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Benton Jackson wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, David Laswell wrote:
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> > I think Kevin has the right idea with racking up a whole bunch of pumps on the
> > same motor. If everything pumps into one air tank anyways, you're going to be
> > restricted to what can go through a single nipple, but there's no reason why you
> > can't have a constant airflow going into the tank.
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> One thing I noticed is that the example pump someone showed earlier has both
> output lines joined into one T connector, to make a single output line. If
> airflow is a problem, then wouldn't it be better to keep them separate, with two
> or more lines going to the system. You would join them together with a cross
> feed lines to keep the pressure even. You would also put the air tank on the
> side, instead of flowing through. If there's more pressure being produced than
> the system needs at the moment, air goes in the tank, if there's less pressure,
> air comes out of the tank.
I was assuming that the model would use whatever air pressure it was given,
unless the state machine was shut off. Given the volume of air that it will
take to make the circuit progress, an air tank won't hold enough air to help.
Based on this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=11440
I didn't plan on using any tanks.
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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| (...) Yeah, air tanks on a compressor are really only useful when you're using short bursts of more air than the compressor can keep up with (so you need a reservoir to draw from to keep pressure up through each burst) or you're using way less than (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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| (...) Here's an important question. What will be the limiting factor in how fast this beast can move? Is it: A) Travel time for the pneumatic cylinders or B) Volume of air available? I'm under the impression it will be limited by the volume of air (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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| (...) One thing I noticed is that the example pump someone showed earlier has both output lines joined into one T connector, to make a single output line. If airflow is a problem, then wouldn't it be better to keep them separate, with two or more (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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