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Re: 4WD + central steering
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:15:12 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> "Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> writes:
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> > Yeah, the main problem is the switches - if TLC would make a nice
> > sliding pnuematic switch (similar to steam engine valve), pnuematic
> > steering (and lots of other neat stuff) would become much easier.
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> Admittedly I'm not too experienced with penumatics. But I think it
> would be hard to achieve the precision needed for fine control with
> plastic/rubber switches. And the quality control needed to fine tune
> every switch so that they behave similar would probably be quite
> involved?
Using feedback, it should be fairly easy. I once tried this with the current
switches, and it sorta worked, but the "dead spot" is way too big, and those
switches need so much force to move! It was harder to turn the steering to
operate the switch than using a standard rack & pinion!
> Anyway, I'm happy with using other methods for these kind of
> applications.
So am I, but another choice would be nice, too!
ROSCO
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| (...) Admittedly I'm not too experienced with penumatics. But I think it would be hard to achieve the precision needed for fine control with plastic/rubber switches. And the quality control needed to fine tune every switch so that they behave (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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