Quote Originally Posted by trajectory View Post
I think a fixed length pump rod that keeps an air spce ahead of the piston in the closed position can be used to keep the power down as when set up properly, its very hard to explain fully, but the pumped air pressure cant go above a certain amount as the volume ahead of the piston becomes the limiting factor.
Might that not lead to a dropping handle though? But it would keep the power down

People say it’s hard to keep the power under the limit but I’m not convinced. I do think it’s hard both to keep the power under the limit and keep the pumping efficient though, as my 20 pumps to get to 11.5 ftlbs showed.