Thread: VexPro Pancake Shifter Question
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Re: VexPro Pancake Shifter Question
The use of pancake is referring to the geometry of the cylinder as well. As you can see from the attachments posted by geomapguy, the stroke needed to shift is very low, however you may still need a considerable amount of force to shift requiring a larger bore.

Proportionally the cylinder is short and wide, compared to more conventional pneumatics which may have a stroke 10x the bore.
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