Pneumatic Firing

VEX V5 Technical Support
#1

Can pneumatics partially fire? Meaning fire but not all the way? Because if they can I think it would be cool to attempt a pneumatic lift.

#2

No they can’t.

Here is an example of the best pneumatic lift built in VEX.

https://vexforum.com/t/599d-gateway-reveal-pneumatic-lift/21777/1

Most of the images are down so I would look here

https://www.facebook.com/cedric.kim.5/media_set?set=a.409397505766058.87000.100000874361854&type=1[%2Furl]

#3

Hey that page is broken too… :thinking_face:

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#4

https://scontent.fzty2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/250699_409399999099142_1693182145_n.jpg?oh=d43959f551aa00a6d038abcf6152e513&oe=5A943614

https://scontent.fzty2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/581049_409398929099249_556611275_n.jpg?oh=8a24f9001aa93b07caf99b873a788e37&oe=5ACD98C5

https://scontent.fzty2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/525880_409398892432586_450452683_n.jpg?oh=7e4085cf96d01cd5666846b180b89b9d&oe=5AA19080

Just grabbed a couple of the important pictures.

#5

Do you know how heavy that was? 4 pneumatics tanks must be heavy.

#6

I think it was probably around 20 pounds. He also had an 8 motor drive so don’t go feeling too bad for him.

Also here is video from original thread.

#7

Honestly, this is one of the few robots that I will consider it as truly groundbreaking.
If I am not wrong, this is the first, all-pneumatic lift system.

PS… the rest in my list of robots that achieved groundbreaking status:

  • 1103 and 44 (Round-up)
  • 2W (Gateway) - the 1st wallbot
  • the NZ bots (Gateway) - the rising of 6-bar and side-rollers
  • 8059A (nbn)

(I am even tempted to include one of my 8059 gateway… the 1st dr4b :stuck_out_tongue: )

#8