After a bit of a wait, we’ve finally got the new rams for Dantomkia and Hydra. The rams are both rated at full pressure and both are full aluminium construction to save weight.
Dantomkia’s is a direct replacement for the original ram which has bent over time and is not returning properly.
Hydra’s is part of the major upgrade Hydra is currently having to raise the pressure in the gas system. We’d like it to be running at full pressure but to save on gas we’ll be running at 30bar. This will increase the speed and force in the flipper considerably to a point where we may even be able to some ootas with a bit of effort. The main improvement will be the axe. The axe is an accelerator mechanism which relies on a heavy axe head delivered at speed to deliver the energy at the end of the stroke. The increase to 30 bar should make this about three times faster considerably increasing the energy delivered!
