Caleb, Anas, and I went to Mr. Timmons room on 18/5 to learn about the master break cylinder but he additionally showed us a Nail gun.
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Device Description & System Operation
Mr. Timmons showed us a Master Break Cylinder, but due to him pulling this out a box we don’t know the exact model of the device nor did he have the information for the specific Master break cylinder. He showed us the components and how they worked. This works by having break fluid inserted into the the reservoir, by taking all the air before it can be used. The reservoir is split into two parts so that in case on break accidentally breaks then the other will still work. Though there is two cylinders underneath the reservoir, this will make the fluid flow into between the springs held in another cylinder. This causes pressure to build up in between the spring so when the break is pressed, the springs press together and the pressure there pushed the break fluid in the break fluid lines to trigger the breaks on each wheel. There is also a sensor on the reservoir so when it becomes low it alerts the user that it needs to be refilled.
Component Description
Above is an image of the reservoir meaning the where the breaker fluid will be put into. There is two parts of the reservoir that will divide the two sets of breaks so that if one breaks the other will work. This is also where the valves are located because when the springs are pushed the valve will close stopping the break fluid to flow into the compressor.
In the above photo shows us the springs that are used as the compressor and where the cylinders that make the breaker fluid flow into the bigger cylinder. He is showing us the springs to show us the inside of the cylinder.
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Now to make this master break cylinder better I would say there should be a limit to how much you can press the break so that spring doesn’t have a breaking point, the breaking point for the spring seams pretty breakable so i would fix it to the point that it is sturdier. Something that we really took away was that for the compressor to work properly we have to all the air, because if its not it could a big problem when trying to get the breaker fluid down to the fluid lines and down in between the springs. As we come to a conclusion I see that the breaker fluid running through the reservoir to the compressing springs works throughly and smoothly as long as its done properly.