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Re: pneumatics
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lugnet.technic
Date: 
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 09:56:44 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, John Matthews writes:
You may need [x] or more of this set to accomplish your pneumatic
needs, and at US $27.99 each, most of us can't afford that.

Pitsco is still showing the "Pneumatic Circuit" (hand pump, valve, 48mm
cylinder,  and tubing) as being available for $9.50 on their website.

It's annoying for robotics types to have to keep buying those pesky hand pumps
in order to get valves (although it might be possible to do something
interesting with them.  Giant suspension parts,  maybe?),  but the
availability of the new set suggests that maybe the valve shortage will get
fixed soon.

Ran



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  RE: pneumatics
 
(...) Has anyone tried using the pumps as valves? IIRC, the first (red?) pneumatic valves only had the bottom pip for an air hose. If you remove the spring for the pump, might it work the same way? The pumps are kind of wide (and long) for (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  pneumatics
 
I am disappointed, specifically in the so called pneumatics parts pack (5218). This pack is nothing more than a boatload of Technics parts that you may or may not need sprinkled with one each of pneumatics parts that you actually want. You may need (...) (24 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)

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