I think I need somekind of air pressure regulator in between airtank and solenoid 130 psi in the airtank is defenetly to much pressure to let straight to the shiftcylinder It will breake my shift forks or shift lever
What would be correct regulated pressure to be entering the solenoid ??? And where to get one ???
Deiv
I am struggling with a similar question, the only difference is that I pieced my system together and I purchased a Bimba 092-D air cylinder (not sure if it's exactly the same as the one MPS offers). What I found is that the amount of force on the output of the cylinder rod is dependent on air pressure x piston area. So in my case, let's say that air pressure is 125 psi and for a 1-1/6" bore cylinder Bimba gives a power factor of 0.9, then 125 x 0.9 = 112.5 lbs force. Then the question becomes; what kind of force is the shift lever rated for?
Without hijacking the thread or offending anyone, I would like to know what the bore size is on the MPS air cylinder. In my case, the force on the cylinder rod is a little less than the line pressure. If the cylinder gets smaller, the force is less...larger, the force gets greater. I was planning to run a regulator between tank and solenoid for test purposes. Last thing I want to do is break my shift lever when I'm trying to bust 200mph.
For you guys running 160psi; if the power factor is 0.9, your force is approx 144 lbs.
Here are some more calculations:
http://www.pneumaticsonline.com/Calc2.asp