X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2440689 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:08:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c99.1efd30b0 (65098) for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:08:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:08:04 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Gear cylinder hydraulic gaskets X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1193785684" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1193785684 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/30/2007 4:04:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, troneill@charter.net writes: Sounds like an excellent idea. Neat, compact linear actuators with built-in adjustment, available from robotics spinoffs... not expensive. Eliminate much time/labor? Replace the switches, sequencers, limiters, many-piece-lines, pump, etc., with three actuators and one up-down switch? Assuming the rod side of the hydraulic main gear actuator is an area presented to the hydraulic fluid of 1.5 sq inch, it would require an actuator capable of exerting about 800 pounds of pull to an exact stop to hold up a main gear. Actually, it would require 6 actuators if one includes the doors. Grayhawk ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1193785684 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 10/30/2007 4:04:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 troneill@charter.net writes:
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Actually, it would require 6 actuators if one includes the doors.
 
Grayhawk



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