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[PJ-27]

Any pics of Eric Jr?

[Anttazz]

I'll take some PJ

[Anttazz]

Eric Jr:




I realise that it currently looks nothing like Eric, but thats where the Robo-Coat comes in

[PJ-27]

Cheers and no it doesn't!

Robo Coat?

[Anttazz]

I think it was a term Jamie coined, basically its a 6mm HDPE layer of armour that goes over the 10mm polycarb to make it a bit more spinner proof and can be easily removed to leave the polycarb for educational shows as it allows you to see inside at whats happening. I just need to get around a few problems with it, for example the door on the top right section that opens for putting the link in and turning the CO2 on/off, dump valve access etc. Obviously access is still needed to that section.

[PJ-27]

CO2! I want authentic Eric with hydraulics.

[Anttazz]

Eric might not even be hydraulic for much longer, haven't decided yet, I can't really do any work on any of them for the next 6 weeks anyway . Without the accumulator its gonna be a really slow lifter too.

Too heavy and expensive in a FW, the LP system has a good kick to it as it is, something like 120kg at the ram, and thats with no buffer tank. Will possibly add a long coil of tubing to act as a buffer tank instead as we'll be very close to the weight limit with this Robo-Coat as it is. 12.8kg just now I think.

[PJ-27]

Ah is that how Eric's flipper worked, it had an accumulator. I take it they're now banned.

Coil of piping, that's a neat alternative to a buffer tank.

[Anttazz]

They are banned yes. It would work without it, I haven't tried yet, but I imagine it would be very slow.

Cheers, can't remember who/what gave me that idea but I just don't have room for another tank so seems like the best solution

[Bodge Job]

Theres a little problem with the coil of pipeing idea, it's that you will need about 2m worth of say 10mm pipe to act as an efective buffer, and you need to some how incorporate that in to your design, with out any sharp turns or corners, and it would be pretty hard to do that...