Were trying to figure out these pneumatics and we can’t figure out what kind of cylinder to use. Retracted, we want it to be 8 to 10 inches. We want to use it for our scissor lift, and that means a 2-way one, without the springs. (Ive never done anything with pneumatics before, so if I sound dumb, sorry :P) So…what would be the best one from this page:
Eh…theres no link to the page. Go there and type in pneumatics.
Thanks for the help,
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Unfortunately, you cannot use any of the cylinders that they sell, as far as I know.
You need to read this manual
and go to the Bimba FIRST page
http://www.bimba.com/FirstFree.aspx
and order your 3 free cylinders there, and if you need more cylinders they need to be exactly what is listed on that page.
Also if you only have 8 to 10 inches for it in the retracted position, you won’t get much travel at all, especially with the large bore cylinders that can actually push with a lot of force.
I think what you mean by the two way one is one that will stay open or stay closed…for this configuration you’ll need a double solenoid (provided in the KoP) hooked up to your cylinder instead of a single solenoid. Moving on from that, bimba ofers 3 free cylinders every year to teams…it might be to late to order but give it a shot, the link to that page was posted farther above.
When ordering your cylinder keep in mind that stroke is how far it reaches, so if u want 8 inches of displacement get an 8 inch stroke. Bore is the thickness of the piston, the thicker the more force behind the cylinder.
Good luck!