28-01-2010, 12:45
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 1,972
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Re: faster release
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Originally Posted by dtengineering
In our design we retract the cylinders to kick. So we wrap just enough latex tubing around the clevis and cylinder ends so that the cylinder can just barely extend all the way.
Then we switch the valves and whammo!
Jason
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Jason,
I'd be interested in why your team chose to retract the cylinder to kick when cylinders typically have less pull force than push force due to the area that the rod takes up.
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