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Re: Using a "railgun launcher" or a long-travel solenoid

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
Do you think pneumatics are faster than, say, a big rubber band?
Oh yea, that was another option that I forgot to mention.

You don't think that you can make an electromagnet powerful enough to get that ball AT LEAST as far as pneumatics can? And I'm genuinely wondering. I haven't actually seen a solenoid other than those for pnumatics.


Also, are there rules preventing you from stepping up the voltage and using a big capacitor to store for a pulse?