842 Final Kicker Desgin

[kE7JLM]

Originally Posted by Ether

Are you pressurizing the cylinder prior to releasing the latch ("pre-loading")?

Are you using the same valve for both sides of the cylinder?

Would you be willing to share with us what part number SMC you are using?

Thanks.
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We are pre-loading the piston. We use the gate latch as a quick release.

Its the same SMC for both ends.

They are the SMC that came in the KOP last year.

[kE7JLM]

Originally Posted by Ether

Are you pressurizing the cylinder prior to releasing the latch ("pre-loading")?

Are you using the same valve for both sides of the cylinder?

Would you be willing to share with us what part number SMC you are using?

Thanks.
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We are using this body - SY3000-27-1T

and this valve - SY3240-6H-S

You can find them on this - http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...klist-RevB.pdf

just Ctrl+F, it was from 2 years ago.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by kE7JLM

We are using this body - SY3000-27-1T

and this valve - SY3240-6H-S

You can find them on this - http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...klist-RevB.pdf

just Ctrl+F, it was from 2 years ago.

The trick is finding out where to purchase the part from. This is where we're stuck right now and may have to use 2009's SMC's until we figure it out. Anyone have any ideas?

[Triple B]

awesome and simplistic
mike d

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Mark Holschuh

John,

Are you doing anything special to get the air out of the front of the cylinder faster when you kick the ball. A pressure relief valve?

If they did add a pressure relief valve, it would have to be set so high that it wouldn't do much good, no? They are driving this cylinder in both directions. The relief valve would have to remain closed while they are pressurizing the "front" side of the cylinder to retract the shaft against the bungee cord load.


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