pressure switch on auto?

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haulinick
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:25 am

i just watched the auto pneumatic tutorial on bc vids. I understood it all except for the pressure switch. Can someone please explain what its purpose is and how it works. Thank you.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:32 am

Since it is a "auto" gun, what the switch does is control the sprinkler vavle, when the chamber reaches 100PSI(IIRC)the gun will fire, hence the name"auto". There is a little contact in side of the switch and at the pressure it is set it hits 2 contact points and turns the switch on.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:37 am

you can get the switch from http://www.surpluscenter.com
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:25 pm

Woould have made alot mo sense to post on BCVids, wouldn't it? :P
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:15 pm

Hey BC, where did you get that?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:58 pm

Thanks alot. i get it now.
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