Title: Trainer Lab #8: Operate a Unidirectional Motor
Course: Fluid Power Pneumatics (Sandbox) > Section: Module 5: Breaking Down a Pneumatic System / Work Side - 10 Hours

Introduction

Now that you have read up on unidirectional motors, you will operate one. The following video will explain how to set up the lab.

Lab Instructions

1. Wear safety glasses.
2. Shut off the orange shutoff valve before you start hooking up any components.
3. Make sure that 2 of the 3 ports on the silver manifold are plugged.
4. Take a hose from the silver manifold and run it to the "P" port on the Manually Operated Valve.
5. Take a 16" hose (approximate length) and run it from the "A" port on the Manually Operated Valve to the non-rod side of the Small Single-Acting Cylinder.
6. Take a 16" hose (approximate length) and run it from the "B" port on the Manually Operated Valve to the port on the Unidirectional motor. (Reference the video for further explanation.)
7. Push the Manually Operated Valve to the left or to the "A" side of the Manually Operated Valve.
8. Video yourself doing steps 9-11.
9. Turn on the orange shutoff valve, and set the "FR" unit to 60 psi. Check that your Small Single-Acting Cylinder is extended.
10. Shift the Manually Operated Valve to the right or to the "B" port. The motor should operate.
11. Turn off the orange shutoff valve, cycle the Manually Operated valve back and forth a couple of times so that there is no stored air in the system, unhook the hoses, and put everything away.

Submission

To complete this lab, submit your video according to the criteria in the rubric.

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