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Unread 05-02-2010, 10:45
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Re: Bungy and Surgical tubing

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
go to http://www.mcmaster.com and search for "latex tubing" and read away...they say it is rated for less than 100 psi.

There might be a more authoritative spec somewhere else?

Hopefully that's internal pressure when used as a tube, and not tensile strength when used as a spring!
Don and Jim (et al),

Before going too far down this path, I would ask on the Official Q&A. I think that most inspectors would view this as an illegal accumulator as per <R72> part A.

JMHO,

Mike.
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Alumnus, Team 3518, Panthrobots, 2011
Alumnus, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics, 1995 - 2010
LRI, Connecticut Regional, 2007-2010
LRI, WPI Regional, 2009 - 2010
RI, South Florida Regional, 2012 - 2013

As easy as 355/113...