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Re: Rookie Team 3357 The COMETS Kicker Prototype

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Originally Posted by aclapper21 View Post
We have been working with the pneumatic system but for some reason we can't see to get enough power/pressure from the pneumatics system. We are using the max of 60 psi. Is there any advice on how to improve the pneumatics.
I am very novice with pneumatics but I have read alot because I wanted to use them this year.
Try-
1. using some surgical tubing as a spring
2. moving the pivot points of the cylinder
3. this is a little complex, but some teams have a restraining pin. They fire there pneumatics, but they can't move anywhere until the pin is pulled. Pull the pin and it goes. This helps because the 1/8" tubing can be very restrictive to air flow.