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Re: on the care and feeding of pneumatic components
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:57:59 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jeff Canar writes:
I was wondering if anyone has any hints for preserving the pneumatic
components, specifically the pumps and pistons.  It never dawned on me
that anything lego would go bad, but in reading discussions on
pneumatics, it looks like after a couple+ years, the seals can go bad
and they no longer work.

I've got some from the mid-80s that still just about work, but recently I've
also got some of the metal-shaft ones second hand, and they are all just about
useless. I'd assumed that the kid who had them before me was just careless - is
there anyway to repair them or are they just scrap now?

Richard



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I was wondering if anyone has any hints for preserving the pneumatic components, specifically the pumps and pistons. It never dawned on me that anything lego would go bad, but in reading discussions on pneumatics, it looks like after a couple+ (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)

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