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Re: Slowing a piston with full power

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze View Post
So here is my question, is it possible to use various settings on valves on both ends such that on the out stroke you have one speed and then on the in stroke a significantly different speed. a.ka. out - slow .... in - faster
We did this last year by putting one on each end of the piston, and adjusting each one accordingly. The best way to find out how it affects it is by adjusting one side a little, and then firing it back and forth and seeing how it reacts.
You can get them pretty different, just try and see what works best for your application.

You can have them on either the solenoid portion or the piston portion, won't really affect it that much since the air flow is mostly controlled by the small diameter of the adapters and plugs more than anything.

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