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Re: Crazy Drive Train Ideas

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Originally Posted by Mageofdancingdr View Post
I was thinking of the power during the time before the tanks ran out, which I think would be more powerful than the CIMs during the same time period (how would I do the math to find out though, where is the power rating for a cylinder?)
The power you can get from pneumatics on FRC is limited not by the cylinder, but by the solenoid ⅛” NPT port diameter and maximum Cv of 0.32

You can use solenoids in parallel to mitigate this somewhat, but other fittings and line losses limit what you can achieve.

A CIM has a maximum power of 337 watts, but this can be sustained only briefly, not the entire match.



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