Pneumatic Restrictions & Improvments

[Cory]

Originally Posted by magnets

First of all, pneumatics restrictions were lessened by a lot this year. The CV of the valve restriction was removed.

The reason the GDC limits CV is for safety. If we had unlimited CV, and someone were to put their head against a medium to large size pneumatic cylinder, and it is accidentally actuated, the person would die.

I don't think that's the only justification. Any linear puncher this year that accidentally actuated with a person's head near it would kill or maim them...with the failure mode being accidental release of a 1/2" or 3/4" bore piston.

There's any number of things that are legal and are just as dangerous...it has to be at least partially because of fairness or desire to limit pneumatics to a certain area.