Thread: pic: Four-Speed Ball-Lock Single-Pneumatic Transmission Design
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Re: pic: Four-Speed Ball-Lock Single-Pneumatic Transmission Design
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Originally Posted by camtunkpa View Post
Looks good! I'm going to reiterate Jared's caution about using a double solenoid setup.
We spent about a month working around different solutions the the problem of moving the plunger shaft into more than two shift positions. Personally I would prefer a lead screw but we got to the point that having the screw being .25" in diameter and then having the plunger/spring assembly on the end we weren't confident it would be possible. Like you said, if something were to bounce around in there chances were it would snap off the plunger.

I know it was discussed in team 222'5 2004 thread but, if anyone has ideas for shifting a ball lock in 3 or more positions it would be greatly appreciated.
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