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Re: Spring return or loaded Cylinders

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
if thats the case you can still use a spring return mechanism that you fabricate as part of your assembly, instead of having the spring inside the cylinder itself.

and then it has to meet all the safety requirements for springs.
Agreed Ken with one caveat. You have to make sure you don't violate the modification of the cylinders rule (<R94> I believe). This should be obvious to many participants but...