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Marc Dufour <emdx@ac*.ne*> wrote:
>... The 
>old J-Valve was nothing short than a 1/4 turn valve, wasn't it?

The "J" side of a J-valve only controlled a few hundred PSI of reserve
air; the other side was the same kind of slow-opening valve as a K-valve.

>Now, to kitbash more (and hang myself with techno rope), why not put 
>a dashpot along the valve to make sure it is opened slowly, and (more 
>rope) have a ratchet mechanism so the dashpot does not prevent the 
>valve from being closed rapidly (like in case of a free-flow)???

On the one hand, the functionality sounds nice, but the "parts count"
scares me.  I'd rather have something simple with practically nothing
that could fail, and I think I can turn off either of my valves quickly
enough as they are.

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Anthony DeBoer                                  http://www.onramp.ca/~adb/
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