Re: Trackball inflation
 

Quote: "Keep in mind, FIRST competitions run on a very tight schedule.

FRC matches are usually about 6 minutes from start to start. 6 minutes for reset, unloading and reloading robots, and making sure the scoring system is ready to go. And that 6 minutes goes by VERY quickly. There just isn't enough TIME to check to make sure everything is perfect."

That is very true. Even on Einstein last year, I, as human player, had to go through all of the tubes on our side to make sure that they were good and ask for the bad ones to be replaced. I do think it will be much better this year, however, since there are a total of 4 Trackballs as opposed to the dozens of Ringers last year.
One variable in the Trackball inflation is temperature. Our Trackball changed from being super tightly inflated to being quite loose within an hour or so, due to being removed from a hot trailer. I assume that the temperature at competition will be constant enough to limit that effect, but it is something to think about.
Hope for the best, design for the worst - that's your best bet.