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Unread 01-05-2007, 23:02
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Re: pic: The Beast Box

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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
Sweet gearbox!

You might want to consider using one pneumatic cylinder instead of 2. If you put one in the middle and hook both shift bars to it, you get the same effect as two, but use half the air. (unless of course you're planning to use a compressor or utilizing the space between the two cylinders)

Just a thought; our team did that with our pneumatic shifter this past year and it worked great. It helped us with weight by eliminating the extra cylinder and potential air tanks.
not to hi-jack the thread, but could you post the drawings of your set-up. it sounds very interesting.
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