Thread: Pneumatic Cylinder damage
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Unread 09-02-2011, 03:46
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Re: Pneumatic Cylinder damage
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Originally Posted by somenerd View Post
BTW, would connecting the cylinders to a pneumatics system (compressor, dump value, air tank, etc) and filling it to a high PSI force the cylinder back into shape? Or would it exacerbate the problem?
Don't do this. If it's within the rated pressure of the cylinder, you'll see no effect. If you exceed the working pressure of the cylinder, you are creating quite a safety hazard.

Do you have a picture of the "slight kink" ?
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