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Re: pic: Servo Controlled Valve

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Originally Posted by kmcclary View Post
stopping a cylinder in a mid-position, by plugging the vent port.
No need to do that, see This Post, COTS stuff that does that exactly. But see Here, too to understand why you might not want to do this.
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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure View Post
Will it really work to "lock in" a vacuum seal on the inner tube, or will you have to constantly supply suction to maintain grip?
You need to supply vacuum almost continuously, there is a certain amount of leakage. Also consider how to let it go... But, maybe you want to use a Clippard tank to store vacuum, this'll seal it in.

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