I used gravity in my "trough". The way it measured was simple in principle and quite accurate but my system is quite large. I have tubes of different diameters that go straight up a wall. I have 4 values that open depending on the amount of the ingrediant that you want. The ingrediant is on a self above the bar and higher then the top of the tube. The liquid flows out of its container into the "measuring" tubes until it is level with the container. I open another set of values at the bottom of the tubes that dump the liquid into a glass. The error in my system is the height of the liquid in the container. I used containers that are long and wide and not very high. The hose I used is very small so my error is also very small. I am accurate to about 1/16 of an ounce. My gravity system may not be clean since I use values to determine which ingrediant is selected, the amount to pour and to dump the measuring tubes.
Do all the liquids flow at the same rate when they are pumped? I used a gravity feed system and found that Kahlua (coffee liquor) flowed pretty slowly compared to other liquids.
I built a bar tending machine myself that I called the "trough". I have some questions for the inventors and was wondering if anyone knew how I could Email them. My main question is 'How acurate is the washer pump? Is it timed?'
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I used gravity in my "trough". The way it measured was simple in principle and quite accurate but my system is quite large. I have tubes of different diameters that go straight up a wall. I have 4 values that open depending on the amount of the ingrediant that you want. The ingrediant is on a self above the bar and higher then the top of the tube. The liquid flows out of its container into the "measuring" tubes until it is level with the container. I open another set of values at the bottom of the tubes that dump the liquid into a glass. The error in my system is the height of the liquid in the container. I used containers that are long and wide and not very high. The hose I used is very small so my error is also very small. I am accurate to about 1/16 of an ounce. My gravity system may not be clean since I use values to determine which ingrediant is selected, the amount to pour and to dump the measuring tubes.
Do all the liquids flow at the same rate when they are pumped? I used a gravity feed system and found that Kahlua (coffee liquor) flowed pretty slowly compared to other liquids.
I built a bar tending machine myself that I called the "trough". I have some questions for the inventors and was wondering if anyone knew how I could Email them. My main question is 'How acurate is the washer pump? Is it timed?' Thanx