Pros and Cons of Using Pneumatics

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Pros and Cons of Using Pneumatics

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31-05-2006, 16:45

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Re: Pro Con

For the past two years we have used pneumatics only for shifting. We use only one air tank and the smallest possible cylinders and no compressor so we get by. We design most of the other stuff to be pretty light (small wheels, sprockets, and chain, aluminum axles, and so on).

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