Plastic Pneumatics Tanks / FRC1114

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

plastic is great for holding pneumatic pressure, or transmitting hydraulic pressure as long as it's thick enough to contain it.

for example

Tytus,

I'm now living in Kentucky, but whenever you post pictures of your creations, I sometimes wonder if I've moved far enough, or need to keep heading north...

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

plastic is great for holding pneumatic pressure, or transmitting hydraulic pressure as long as it's thick enough to contain it.

for example

There is only one question flame thrower vs fire extinguisher

answer is here--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTMcPXNreis

[Tytus Gerrish]

Originally Posted by R3P0

There is only one question flame thrower vs fire extinguisher

answer is here--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTMcPXNreis

well, that is about as fake as it gets!

a Co2 fire extinguisher is inappropriate for putting out burning fuel

a class B fire extinguisher would be needed like halon or foam.
Co2 can only be effective if you can completely smother the flames long enough for the fuel to cool below its flashpoint, otherwise it would just start up again.

furthermore a cloud of c02 gas won't stop a stream of flammable liquid as is suggested by that video.

don't try this at home kids.

[RMS11]

148 led us here, they had plastic tanks also: http://www.pneuaire.com/reca28cuin.html

[Paul Copioli]

They are the same tanks we are using. 1114 found them and shared the information with us. We are using 8 of them with no pump. When using the off board pump it takes us almost 7 minutes to fill to 120psi.

They can be found here: http://www.pneuaire.com/reca44cuin.html

They are very light and have a lot more volume than the clippard tanks we are used to using.

[BJC]

We are also using these. One of our mentors found them.

They weigh about .6 lbs as opposed to our previous tanks which weigh about 1 lbs each. They also hold about 30% more air than our old tanks. Definatly worth looking into for anyone using air.

[MrForbes]

I miss the old days when you had to design your pneumatic system around how much air you could store. Oh well.

[IKE]

Originally Posted by squirrel

I miss the old days when you had to design your pneumatic system around how much air you could store. Oh well.

What about having to make your own wheels?

Thanks for the heads up on these. These are a great and affordable resource.

When/if you buy one of these tanks, make sure you put in the comments it is for FIRST Robotics. Maybe a new sponsor for the kit...

[Nick Lawrence]

We use these as well, after 1114 pointed them out to us. We love them.

-Nick

[RyanCahoon]

Thanks Paul, Rick, Bryan and everyone. Looks like we may have weight for the mini launcher after all...

--Ryan

[Jim Wilks]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

They can be found here: http://www.pneuaire.com/reca44cuin.html

I called this company to try to place an order. They said that since I'm in Canada I had to pay by wire transfer rather than simply by credit card. Hardly the response I'd expected. Have these guys been living under a rock for the last decade or two???

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by jgw

I called this company to try to place an order. They said that since I'm in Canada I had to pay by wire transfer rather than simply by credit card. Hardly the response I'd expected. Have these guys been living under a rock for the last decade or two???

Not sure as the ones we used were graciously "gifted" to us from Team 33. Maybe it's the daily conversion rate thing that makes them ask for a wire transfer I don't know.

Still their site is chock full of pneumatic goodies.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by jgw

I called this company to try to place an order. They said that since I'm in Canada I had to pay by wire transfer rather than simply by credit card. Hardly the response I'd expected. Have these guys been living under a rock for the last decade or two???

Jim,

That's very weird since I had no problem ordering ours. We paid with a Canadian credit card and had no issues. We did have the order shipped to our PO box in the US, but the shipping address shouldn't have any bearing on the payment method. Did you try ordering online?

[Jim Wilks]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Jim,

That's very weird since I had no problem ordering ours. We paid with a Canadian credit card and had no issues. We did have the order shipped to our PO box in the US, but the shipping address shouldn't have any bearing on the payment method. Did you try ordering online?

Karthik:

I called them today as I was hoping to have them express shipped in time for GTR this weekend. That's when I was told they didn't take Canadian credit cards.

I did place an online order just now using my credit card and it seems to have gone through just fine. The only shipping available online was UPS Standard, so I guess getting them in time for Championships is better than not at all.

Thanks for your insight.

Jim

[Tom Line]

Jim,

If you need a couple for this weekend to make weight, I live 20 minutes from Port Huron and have two our team can part with.