Slowing Retracts
07-07-2012, 06:55 AM
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Slowing Retracts
I had posted this question before in regards to slowing the extension and retraction of my Pnuematic retracts, got some great info and I was successful to a certain degree by using airline retrictors and adjusting the valve to slow the retracts down; a quick question, right now I use a Hitec Digital servo to pull open and close the Robarts Red adjustable Retract valve; the servo does this qucikly, since this is a Hitec Digital Servo and I have a Hitec Digital Servo programmer, if I programmed the servo to operate as slow as possible, do you think this would slow the operation of the retracts even more, which is what I am trying to do?
07-07-2012, 07:52 AM
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RE: Slowing Retracts
I like using 1/8 inch wheel collars to adjust the air flow going out to the gears. You can adjust it to the exact rate you want them to move and you can even adjust them so you have a staggered retract up or down. Just a thought and Good Luck, Dave
07-07-2012, 09:52 AM
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RE: Slowing Retracts
Thanks for the replys, wasn't sure if someone else had tried this or not, got the idea when I was watering some plants the other day and I only wanted a slow flow of water and to do this I opened the valve up slowly; so I thought! what if the retract servo opened up slower? anyways, the more I thought about it, I figured slowing the servo down wouldn't do it afterall, because its the same amount of air pressure weather you open the valve fast or slow; saves me undoing a bunch of stuff to program the servo, as I mentioned my set up seems to be working just fine, I may try the wheel collars on the lines going to the tail wheel gear because they still slam up and down.
