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Re: pic: FRC971 Spartan Robotics Presents: Renegade

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Originally Posted by AlecMataloni View Post
First of all, Congrats on the win at Sacramento. I'm glad to see you guys coming to the championship this year. I really wish I had seen 971 at St. Louis last year.

Second, I'm curious about the pistons you're using to shift. I've never seen anything like that! How reliable are the "Pancake" pistons? Are there any drawbacks to using them, compared to the standard actuator on an AM supershifter? It looks like they save quite a bit of space and weight. Also, where are they for sale?
We first used the pancake cylinders in 2010, with the 3 position variety for our PTO, due to the relaxed pneumatic rules. I believe we were the first team to use the flat cylinder line from Bimba.

We used the 2 position ones last year and this year.

They're no more or less reliable than the standard Bimba line of cylinders. They do require different fittings, since they are so small, and must be face mounted.
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