Re: [ATM] water drive

[DU <desiredusername@gmail.com>]

Wouldn't this be non-constant due to varying water pressure?

On 6/13/06, Dominic-Luc Webb <dlwebb@canit.se> wrote:
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> Surely this is not original, but as per my recent posting to
> this list, has anyone built a drive that has some extension from
> the polar axis floating on water (like sitting on a rubber ball),
> kind of like the plunger in a toilet, and just let the water drain
> via a regulated valve. I am no engineer (but recently & successfully
> fixed my toilet). The motion seems very smooth, although the ball
> would presumably have to be pretty large to carry much of a load.
> Most scopes are actually pretty small, and there seems to be interest
> in lightweight designs (like our earlier carbon fibre threads). I am
> curious what problems this would have.
>
> Dominic-Luc Webb
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> Dominic-Luc Webb
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