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Re: Darn Teflon

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Originally Posted by cvhsrobotics
This year I was the only team member that setup the Pnuematics, I just still have not gotten the trick of teflon, It grids of when you screw it in and that caused us a piston that got jammed.

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Generally you don't need more than two or three wraps of teflon tape to get a good seal. If you do then the threads are bad and you need to junk the fitting. DO NOT wrap all the way to the end of the threads. Leave a little gap uncovered and you will prevent pieces getting lose and jamming things up
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