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Re: 842 Final Kicker Design

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Originally Posted by Mark Holschuh View Post
John,

Are you doing anything special to get the air out of the front of the cylinder faster when you kick the ball. A pressure relief valve?
If they did add a pressure relief valve, it would have to be set so high that it wouldn't do much good, no? They are driving this cylinder in both directions. The relief valve would have to remain closed while they are pressurizing the "front" side of the cylinder to retract the shaft against the bungee cord load.


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