19-08-2007, 21:51
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I'm right here
AKA: sparksandtabs
 FRC #0340 (GRR) Team Role: Mechanical
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: rochester
Posts: 804
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Re: pneumatic potato gun i made
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Originally Posted by Tim Arnold
Inline sprinkler valve is the answer for quick dumping of the tank. They work magic. We purchased plans from http://www.americanaircannons.com/plans.html for building a t-shirt launcher (yes its called a "launcher", not gun, shooter, or cannon, the school doesn't like that). The main bit of the project is a 3/4" or 1" in-line sprinkler valve, which has a manual control on the back and the solenoid (which is 24V AC) oddly works with 12V DC off of a spike.
Anyway, here is ours, attached to our 2005 rookie bot:
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It may just react quicker to a higher voltage.
-John |
I always felt people get too caught up in the robot and don't see what really makes the teams function so well is the organization itself. - Koko Ed [more] 
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