Pneumatics Researching

We tested the pneumatics out and we successfully make the double acting cylinder go in and out. First we added air to the reservoir and then we turned on the on and off switch to successfully release air into the double acting cylinder. We programmed the reservoir to release air when we press a button on the controller and then suck the air out when press another button. So when we pressed a button on the controller the double acting cylinder moved and when we pressed another button it went back. If we use two double acting cylinders we can only use it 17 times before we need to put more air in the reservoir. A problem that we have is that we can only add 150 PSI into the reservoir while the reservoir can contain 250 PSI. So we need to find a better pump to put air in the reservoir.

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