bigben2k
The concept of this block is very low pressure drop on pump flow, and to incorporate splits for all my other system blocks in the design, so a flow reducing nosel is not really on imo. I may try it to see if it helps performance of the block at all, like you say it could be made into a barb, so would be failrly easy to swap around, but I can't see it will help on this design much if at all. Impingement solutions may work well on some designs but I'm not convinced it's a be all and end all answer. I seem to remember in one of the many topics about the ww even Cathar saying there are parameters to follow with his block design and it may not work so well in every situation especially with lots of other system blocks.
A neat design could be made to collect the four outlets into 1 but for my use the four splits are required separately.
Image wise the main thing I don't like is the blue plastic tops to the festo fittings. I have looked at other makes of similar fittings but no one does a rounded 8mm fitting, (without an ugly nut hex) and a silver top. I have made a fake one up for this pic, (that wont work), just to show how much less "tacky" it looks with an all silver festo fitting.
psychofunk
The R9700 was favorite so far partly because it was the hardest to make or most complex card layout, and partly because it worked out well from concept. I have a prototype for FX but can't do more until I can finally get hold of a card.
