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Re: Optimizing Precharged Cylinders

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Originally Posted by keericks View Post
From reading through this thread and the conclusions of preloading the cylinder 1/3 (or so) - does this mean 1/3 of the stroke is deployed (having approx. 1/3 of compressed air in cylinder) OR ...

Does this mean 2/3 of the stroke is deployed (having 2/3 compressed air in cylinder)?
The first 1/3(or so) contains compressed air leaving 2/3 of stroke for expansion.