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Re: building an energy conserving pneumatic system

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Does not the regulator vent to maintain low side pressure?
Al's channeling Yoda

The only type of pneumatic system that doesn't use air would be along the lines of using the air as a spring - such as a pneumatic shock. You would have to use a motor to then wind a load back against the air.

You can't get something for nothing. It's thermodynamics.