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Re: pic: Pneumatic Kicker Rev_1
Three suggestions:
1. Try a smaller diameter cylinder. The reduced cross-section means you need less air to actuate the cylinder. For a given charge of air, you will get a faster response (up to a limit, as the high pressure wave through the tubing approaches supersonic speeds). There will be a transition point where the diameter reduction will result in less power transferred to the ball during the impact, but I think you are nowhere near that point yet.
2. Try a lighter hammer. This may seem counter-intuitive, but it works. Talk with your physics teachers about this.
3. Pre-load the lever arm with surgical tubing to augment the striking force of the cylinder.
-dave
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