Subject:
|
Electric Compressor for Pneumatic Engines
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.technic
|
Date:
|
Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:28:33 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
12581 times
|
| |
|
|
I’ve build few type of pneumatic compressors with different motors and pumps,
and also few types of pneumatic engines. Unfortunately, none of the Lego
compressors were able to drive the engines more than one or two rounds. Manual
pumping proves that the engines are built correctly, but this is too exhausting…
Can someone please suggest a decent electric compressor, or at least compressor
spec (PSI), which is suitable for Lego? My requirements are simple: Strong
enough to drive pneumatic engine, gentle enough not to destroy the plastic
elements.
Thanks in advance,
Avi Parvin
|
|
Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Electric Compressor for Pneumatic Engines
|
| (...) Have you thought about using a Fischertechnik compressor? Or just a school lab compressor (probably very similar!)? (URL) Danny Staple MBCS OrionRobots (URL) contact details available through website) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Electric Compressor for Pneumatic Engines
|
| (...) I have a car tyre air compressor with a variable pressure limiter, which is essential for LEGO pneumatics. It will nominally produce 250psi. I set the limiter to 20-25psi normally, perhaps 30psi for short periods. Note that you need a pressure (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Electric Compressor for Pneumatic Engines
|
| Hello, Try splitting the engine and lego compressor into separate circuts. That way you don't use all your pressure on each switch. I split my six pump compressor and scissor lift into 2 circuts one for each switch and it dramatically increased (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
|
10 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
