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Re: Rookie Team, Any Advice?

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
We struggled with this last year. Plumbing a solenoid valve as described in the tutorials gives you a cylinder that is always pushing one direction or the other; it won't stay still. We managed something with two separate valves which worked, but it never really stopped; it always drifted one way or the other. But yes, when you can use them, they are much more predictable, consistent, and self-limiting.
Interesting; I didn't realize there even was a pneumatics tutorial. It's too bad it's so elementary. I wonder if there's a good resource to recommend to teams for more advanced techniques. Maybe I should write one. (No promises though, and it would not be done before the end of build season anyway)
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