Thread: Team 123 Kicker
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Re: Team 123 Kicker
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Originally Posted by J. Stofflett View Post

I assume you are:

1) pressurizing the "extend" chamber of the cylinder to push the kicker into the armed and latched position, and then

2) releasing the air pressure from the "extend" cylinder chamber with a valve, and then

3) releasing the latch to kick.

May I ask what sort of control valve you are using to release the pressure from the "extend" chamber of the cylinder? It is not shown in the video. Is it the KoP 1/8" NPT .32Cv solenoid valve with .160 tubing, or do you have something non-standard in there?


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