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Air Cylinder Cycling
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| gtslabs 2006-01-28, 4:21 pm |
| I have an air cylinder that I want to use to move a part back and forth
at a variable rate.
Is there any type of rheostat relay controller that will toggle the air
pressure from each endpoint of the cylinder. This needs to be very
basic as I am not an electrical engineer.
Thanks
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| gtslabs wrote:
> I have an air cylinder that I want to use to move a part back and forth
> at a variable rate.
> Is there any type of rheostat relay controller that will toggle the air
> pressure from each endpoint of the cylinder. This needs to be very
> basic as I am not an electrical engineer.
> Thanks
>
Since the cylinder that you wish to activate is pneumatic, I would
suggest that your power source for activating it, also be pneumatic.
Assuming that your cylinder is capable of being activated from either
side of the piston, then your system will consist of the cylinder and
piston, a spool valve which reverses at each end of movement,a valve for
throttling air pressure to the spool and a compressed air tank.
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| gtslabs wrote:
> I have an air cylinder that I want to use to move a part back and forth
> at a variable rate.
> Is there any type of rheostat relay controller that will toggle the air
> pressure from each endpoint of the cylinder. This needs to be very
> basic as I am not an electrical engineer.
> Thanks
>
Since the cylinder that you wish to activate is pneumatic, I would
suggest that your power source for activating it, also be pneumatic.
Assuming that your cylinder is capable of being activated from either
side of the piston, then your system will consist of the cylinder and
piston, a spool valve which reverses at each end of movement,a valve for
throttling air pressure to the spool and a compressed air tank.
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| TimPerry 2006-01-29, 1:21 am |
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"gtslabs" <gts@nb.net> wrote in message
news:1138477656.364432.29660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I have an air cylinder that I want to use to move a part back and forth
> at a variable rate.
> Is there any type of rheostat relay controller that will toggle the air
> pressure from each endpoint of the cylinder. This needs to be very
> basic as I am not an electrical engineer.
> Thanks
>
you don't give a lot to go on, but try searching for "electro-pneumatic
pressure regulators"
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| Anthony 2006-01-31, 6:21 am |
| "gtslabs" <gts@nb.net> wrote in news:1138477656.364432.29660
@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> I have an air cylinder that I want to use to move a part back and forth
> at a variable rate.
> Is there any type of rheostat relay controller that will toggle the air
> pressure from each endpoint of the cylinder. This needs to be very
> basic as I am not an electrical engineer.
> Thanks
>
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