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EddyP

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Transferring power between pumps
« on: August 16, 2010, 06:02:51 am »

If I want to provide power to three pumps in a line, do I need to link them up individually to the power source or would linking the pumps to each other with a gear assembly work?

P=Pump
G=Gears

e.g
Power source/G/P/G/P/G/P
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Re: Transferring power between pumps
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 06:15:53 am »

pumps can be linked to eachother so PPPPG will work.
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Re: Transferring power between pumps
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 06:16:18 am »

Neither.

If the pumps are adjacent to each other, they will transfer power between each other and you just need to link one pump to power.
If they are spaced out along a line, connect them to each other with axles rather than gears because axles use less power.
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Re: Transferring power between pumps
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 07:44:01 am »

Using a gear (or horizontal axle) between them will also work. Just make sure that your power source is generating enough power for the whole system.
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Re: Transferring power between pumps
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2010, 09:58:05 am »

Okie dokes, thanks for the replies.  Now, back to the goblin waterslide....
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