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Orbit Sprinkler L connector repair part by i-make-robots
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 7 months ago
This Orbit sprinkler has a heart-shaped cam driven by (I presume) an impeller inside the sprinkler body. the cam drives an L shaped connector with two studs on the ends. The connector then saves the bar back and forth, which controls the direction of the spraying water.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX3siccn5Vz/?taken-by=imakerobots
My sister gave me the sprinkler when one of the studs had worn off. I took a few tries to get the tollerances just right, but I got it. Interesting to note that the original piece could have had much tougher studs but the designers chose not to. Design for failure?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4TNIJg2AT/?taken-by=imakerobots
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX3siccn5Vz/?taken-by=imakerobots
My sister gave me the sprinkler when one of the studs had worn off. I took a few tries to get the tollerances just right, but I got it. Interesting to note that the original piece could have had much tougher studs but the designers chose not to. Design for failure?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4TNIJg2AT/?taken-by=imakerobots