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Re: Scaling Club

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Originally Posted by ajlapp View Post
It is a steel compression spring. The trigger is a pneumatic cylinder operating a simple over-center lever.

The dart itself has some bearings that ride the surface of the trigger cam to get a repeatable release.
Anthony,

Thank you for the reply! Where did you source the compression spring? We have tried a few different springs and cannot seem to get the distance. Also, some of the stiffer springs are very difficult to compress to set the trigger!

Thank you,

Scott Karlins
Mentor - Team 1261 Robo Lions
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