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Re: Placing a Tank after a solenoid valve

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Originally Posted by Ed Sparks View Post
I see a potential problem with this device depending on how the system is pneumatically controlled. The cylinder may be considered a second compressor if it restores the air used to push the plunger back into the storage devices when the plunger is re-cocked. In this case, I'm assuming something mechanical is re-cocking the cylinder. A solenoid valve would have exhausted the air to atmosphere in both the forward stroke and reverse stroke.
The cylinder retracted with gravity/a small spring, the valve was open in this condition so the pushed air never re-entered the system

EDIT: Also we've found that in a system like this it's vital to not have any fittings on the other end of cylinder
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