Thread: Pneumatic Cylinder damage
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Unread 09-02-2011, 03:48
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Re: Pneumatic Cylinder damage
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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
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" ?
OK, then I won't waste my time then. I wasn't going to fill it over 120 PSI or so.
No picture. You have to feel it when you pull the piston. You cannot see any damage to the piston from the outside.