Title: Trainer Lab #12: Cushioned Cylinders
Course: Fluid Power Pneumatics (Sandbox) > Section: Module 9: Controlling Actuator Speed - 10 Hours

Introduction

Now that you have read up on cushioned cylinders, you will actually use them. The following video will explain how to set up the lab.

Lab Instructions

1. Set up the trainer as described in the video.
2. Record yourself completing steps 2-6. Show your face, state your name, and show that you are wearing safety glasses.
3. Take a 2 mm Allen wrench and turn the Allen head adjustment clockwise on both ends of the cylinder until the adjustments are snug. The scale should shift towards the minus sign, indicating less flow and slower retraction.
4. Extend the cylinder all the way out. Notice what happens.
5. Now, turn the Allen head adjustments counterclockwise about 1/8th of a turn. Extend and retract the cylinder. What does this do to the extension and retraction of the cylinder?
6. Repeat the previous step three times, continuing to turn the Allen head adjustments counterclockwise 1/8th of a turn each time.

Submission

To complete this lab, submit your video according to the criteria in the rubric.

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