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Re: Spring loaded Pneumatic piston

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Originally Posted by BJT View Post
the spring in these cylinders is usually very light. I was looking at a 1.5 inch bore single acting spring return cylinder and the specs said the spring had only about 6 pounds of force. I think the spring is always used to return a single acting cylinder, not to assist its push.
if we were to use a spring loaded cylinder we would use the 2" bore with a 4" stroke and a front spring bias. this accomplishes the extra force needed and the extra velocity. the spring described in this system has 30 lbs. force by itself. with the pneumatics added this will be increased more. btw this is offered by clippard

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