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Re: System to allow pressure and vacuum for piston at the same time
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Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:08:22 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
In lugnet.technic, Andrew Meyer wrote:
Engines are not really my thing anyway.  I've made a few.  I thought Andrew
might want to take a whack at it.

I think I may, if I have enough switches. I only have the contents of one of the
new studless backhoes, minus one piston because I broke off the bottom port and
can't figure out a way to repair it. Oh, and I also have the pneumatics from the
Ultimate Builders Set. So, 11 switches, 10 (working) pistons, and a bunch of
tubing. And two small pistons from the Pitsco pneumatics bulk pack. And an air
muscle that I built a while ago, which doesn't work very well. So, I have to use
four switches per piston in the engine (8), and it seems like another four on my
compressor, because I have no oneway valves. I may start with a very tricky one
cyl engine, though I have never had much success in building a traditional one.

  One piston engines are very difficult, but don't let me stop you from trying!

Tricky? Difficult? Here are a few to get you started:
http://fifth-r.com/cssoh1/engine2.htm
http://fifth-r.com/cssoh1/engine3/1cylmod.htm
http://fifth-r.com/cssoh1/ftpneu/ft-engine/ft-engine.htm

  Enjoy!
You bet!

CSSoh
...where air and/or vacuum is power ;-)



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  Re: System to allow pressure and vacuum for piston at the same time
 
(...) ;^) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)

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  Re: System to allow pressure and vacuum for piston at the same time
 
(...) Andrew, If you call LEGO customer service, they may replace your broken piston. Well a pressure/vacuum engine will run only on pressure. The vacuum parts would be exhaust pressure to the atmosphere. I did all my testing simply using pressure, (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)

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