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Q: <R54> The word vacuum is NOT in the 2004 manual. I don’t know if generating a vacuum falls under pneumatics. Is a commercial off the shelf device that creates a vacuum OK if we power/drive it with a motor supplied in the KOP?
A: Yes,a commercial off the shelf device that creates a vacuum is OK if you power/drive it with a motor supplied in the KOP.
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this means you can buy commerical vacuum pumps and drive them with a drill motor, chilupa, or one of the others, and use a suction cup that is powered all the time, without having to play games with pneumatic cylinders and one way valves
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