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[Original comment removed, on the grounds that I might accidentally have caused offence.]
What could possibly be more fun than winding up roboteers? (Hmm, wind up roboteers... new category.)
Besides, I strongly suspect Audreys picked up quite a lot, in her time.
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Fluppet
lighten up, no thanks Audrey but thank you for your concern.
Paul
People the small row has endid. I think it would be a nice idea if this thread could be deleted but I dont have controll over that - Audrey I have nothing against Paul.
Dave moulds
Team Turbine
Dont delete the thread - its useful information, and Dave asked a valid question. If we delete every thread where someone has said something which could be taken the wrong way, this forum would be a lot smaller (and less helpful). Hopefully everyone involved is sufficiently mollified that these posts wont cause further offence.
I should also apologise - in retrospect, my above post was unhelpful. I was trying to make light of the situation, realised what Id said could be taken the wrong way by third parties, removed it, left the note in case anyone had read the old version, and only just realised that the note made it sound as though Id had a rant at someone (which I hadnt). Teach me to stick my nose in on a thread with which I have nothing to do (although, since I have pneumatics plans, this is a useful thread to me.)
Time to duck out before I make matters worse, again.
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Fluppet
hmmm, this thread sure got depressing quickly....On a happy(?) note this is my 100th post in the furom :)
Dave moulds
Team Turbine
Just trying to lighten the mood :)
Well done dave, LOL.
These threads are helpfull to people like me who read around, gives you a wider range of knowldge and reminds you of past forgotten threads.
SUrely you cant maon at someone if they havnt noticed this topic before.
Oh and btw, im not at all moaning at ypu Paul, or anyone else on this thread, just a general thing for everyone to realise.
Grant
WAHEY!!! good on ya Dave!! :)
What about if the fire valve is not in the bottle but is part of the valve system to fire the ram ? ( the old fire valve HP type system) would it be ok then ?
Omigod. Back on topic! Big hand, Simon. :-)
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Fluppet
I think that the H&SE people would get very upset if there was an accident caused or exacerbated by the lack of a standard bursting disc on a fire extinguisher bottle.
This accident could happen anywhere, at an event, during transport in your car or at your home.
Such an accident would undoubtedly not be covered by the either the event or your car insurance.
The busting disc is fitted to gas storage cylinders so that they don€™t explode when in a fire and kill anybody, like Firemen.
I dont have a copy to hand, but IIRC the RW rules always insisted in a bursting disc being fitted to all valves screwed into a fire extinguisher bottle for use in robots as well as the 1000 psi valve.
The LP side MUST have a safety relief fitted.
If a LP pipe or fitting bursts due to over pressure then the loose pipe will flail about and may well hit you in the face like a whip.
Its your face so fit YOUR LP safety valve.
I will not let robots into my event without both the standard bottle valve bursting discs and LP relief valves.
IIRC the RW 1000-psi relief valve was brought in to meet the demands of the Stage Hands Union, which forbade them to work on gas pressures over 1000 psi.
As we don€™t have stagehands belonging to a union, the H&SE requirement for a bursting disc is adequate for my Yeovil Robots-at-War, I don€™t require the 1000 psi valve to be fitted as well.
Dave, best leave the disc alone and try to fit the relief valves in somewhere, and save face that way.