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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
3. -snip- You may be asked to "dry fire" a shooting mechanism to check for the possibility of "destructive disassembly". If you are using COTS springs, please think about adding some type of cable (aircraft cable preferred) to keep the parts together should the spring crack or fracture. If you are using surgical tubing or some other form of latex or rubber, please be sure to have the ends secure. Inspectors may ask Safety Advisers for assistance in determining the safety of these mechanisms.
Does this affect pneumatic-based catapults? If so, will we be required to run it through the Driver Station/program or would the manual overrides provided on the Solenoids be acceptable for showing a test fire?
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