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Originally Posted by RRLedford

Looks quite solid and consistent. Pneumatics are nice for eliminating cables & tangles.
It would seem that with pneumatic tensioning of the the bungees, you will start dropping pressure if the kicks cycle too often? Have you calculated the point of what maximum # of kicks per minute the compressor can handle before pressure starts dropping steadily?
We opted for a CIM with gear down for a tension winder because we did not feel that pneumatics could BOTH kick far enough AND frequently enough throughout the match. What is your assessment of this concern?
Our winder scheme has different issues to solve. First is how to do a trigger release of tension instantly at any point during the wind cycle (no gate latch scheme for us - we want to have programmable kick distance), . Second is how to get instant recycle to tensioning again without wasting time having winder going 180 degrees before it starts the next pull. Third, is how to keep winder rotating only in one direction without wrapping up the tension cable.
We have engineered the solution to all these issues and will be testing prototypes in the next few days.
-RRLedford

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We got 3 consecutive shots at ~20ft before the tank dropped below 40psi. We only had one storage tank connected though so I think we can get 5 shots if we had all four storage tanks on before we would have to wait a while to shoot over the ramps from a fair distance. However if the other pneumatic actuators are taken into account the number is much higher.