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Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-04-2017, 07:06 PM
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Posted By avanti
So, could you determine their relative sizes...

So, could you determine their relative sizes precisely by clamping them together in a vice (face to face) and measuring the pressure in each? I guess you would need two gauges.

Once you had an...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 06:17 PM
Replies: 59
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Posted By avanti
:think: Check valves... That gives me a real...

:think: Check valves...
That gives me a real dirtball idea:

I wonder if one could build an almost-free version of this idea using automative brake cylinders from the junkyard. Almost free, of a...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 04:03 PM
Replies: 59
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Posted By avanti
Hmmm... You are certainly right that if any of...

Hmmm...
You are certainly right that if any of them bottoms out you are in trouble (since the fluid wound no longer be the only thing supporting the load). However, it is less obvious to me that...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 03:46 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,652
Posted By avanti
Does centering matter? Don't the three pressures...

Does centering matter? Don't the three pressures sum to the correct answer no matter what?
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 03:45 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,652
Posted By avanti
Seems like it. I would think that three small...

Seems like it. I would think that three small plungers would be equivalent to one large one. I am way out of my field here, however. There is obviously an answer, though.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 03:03 PM
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Posted By avanti
I think we have different pictures in our heads. ...

I think we have different pictures in our heads.

I am picturing three of the same rams as Marko's. They would all be plumbed together via T fittings to a single gauge. There would be no pump or...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-29-2017, 02:33 PM
Replies: 59
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Posted By avanti
I was picturing replacing the top layer of one of...

I was picturing replacing the top layer of one of my wooden ramps with a layer that consisted of three rams holding up a metal plate. So, you would just drive up and read. The rams could be recessed...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-28-2017, 07:05 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,652
Posted By avanti
Marko, So, in your setup the tire is balanced...

Marko,
So, in your setup the tire is balanced on the ram on a piece of plywood? I guess that isn't too hard if you are jacking up the corner. I think it would be difficult on a drive-up setup.

I...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-27-2017, 03:13 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,652
Posted By avanti
Yeah. Kind of like reporting SAT scores to three...

Yeah. Kind of like reporting SAT scores to three digits.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-25-2017, 10:27 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 7,652
Posted By avanti
I've posted this before, but the following setup...

I've posted this before, but the following setup is incredibly useful for working under the vehicle:

4240

4241

I can raise the vehicle in about one minute, and there is plenty of clearance...
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