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We tried both, and our pneumatics were either not strong enough to get the ball rolling, or not fast enough to extend. so, i would not go with straight pneumatics.
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We tried both, and our pneumatics were either not strong enough to get the ball rolling, or not fast enough to extend. so, i would not go with straight pneumatics.
Make sure you're not using flow-control that are mostly shut... smaller diameter pistons will also fill and deploy much more quickly.
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