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Re: pic: Madtown Marauders DT of DOOM-2

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Originally Posted by AustinSchuh View Post
Although I have never done it, I imagine that you could find some clever use of solenoids to be able to switch the pressure levels you are putting into the piston, or something like that to gain a bit more control. Or use 2 pistons, or some variation of that.
Here's one of the numerous threads about this.

We used a center-closing solenoid this past year to control our roller claw arm. However, it was purely to allow the robot to fit within the box, and was programmed to act as a normal double solenoid during the remainder of the match.
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