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Unread 13-12-2005, 00:53
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On to my 16th year in FRC
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Re: Check out our cannon bot!

I can confirm that sprinlker valves will work off of 24VDC. For PVC, don't put any more than maybe 25 psi in it without gluing all the pieces, and when you glue them, let it dry for a long time to make sure it is fully cured.

But air cannons are very fun projects. You can easily make a quite nice fog horn too.

One thing I did while messing around with this stuff was to drill out a PVC end cap and thread in a quick release fitting for the air hose. It worked fine, and was very easy to do. Just to let you know in case you were wondering how to hook up the air, that is one way.
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