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[nitbaj]

Originally Posted by R.C.

Yes but your talking a lot of force, I would personally move up to a 1.5" bore or 2" bore. If you have the weight and air why not use a 2" bore actuator?
-RC

Yeah, you really need a huge amount of force to release the dog gear. We had trouble this year with our dog gear, even with a 2" bore pneumatic. Actually, we had to significantly angle the faces of our dog gear to reduce the force required to fire it. There might be a better way to address the problem, like using a larger diameter dog gear. I also saw some teams this year use a motor with a lead screw/cam to push out the dog gear, which you could also try.