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Unread 03-02-2011, 02:31
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Re: Pistons only halfway up

the control system should not make a difference. If the piston is large enough and has enough backpressure on it, you should be able to only open up the solenoid for a certain amount of time to not fill the piston up all the way. It will be difficult (impossible?) to do it with a small cylinder, but we easily did it with our 1.5" 1o inch stroke cylinders in 2008. Another option (havent tried it) is to lower your working pressure below 60psi but that may effect other cylinders on your bot