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To comply with R69, our air compressor is onboard our robot, and used while in play. The only difference is we fill our tanks from an external battery before matches. We then place the robot battery on, take away the old ones, and are left with a completely legal robot, starting off with full tanks of air. It's 100% legal.

THE SUBJECT OF THIS THREAD WAS ASKING FOR OBJECTS ON AN INSPECTION LIST, NOT A DEBATE ON WHETHER OR NOT PRE-PUMPED AIR TANKS ARE ALLOWED. PLEASE EITHER STOP THE DEBATE OR MAKE A NEW THREAD FOR THIS. Thank You.

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Check to see if things that could be loose are loose (if that made sense)
i.e. we have "licorice" or whatever you'd like to call it as intake, so we test that, as well as the tread on the tires, etc.

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Our team makes (and iterates) custom pit & drive team lists every season, starting with what we notice is temperamental during build & pre-ship practice. It's saved us a lot of "do'h!" moments and definitely helps keep maintenance under control. Here's this year's.

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Yes, the majority of a list like this will be robot specific. On 2175 it is known as the "Stupid" List because you feel real stupid when you lose a match because you didn't check something on it.

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Regarding pre-pressurizing, I suggest reading these threads:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=compressor


http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=compressor


I believe the net is that using a second battery or even a second compressor is not permitted.

John Vriezen
Team 2530 "Inconceivable"
Mentor, Drive coach, Inspector

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Using an additional battery or compressor is pretty clearly against the rules. I'm not so sure about the practice of swapping batteries between precharging the pneumatic system and running the match. You're never using more than one battery to run anything, so you don't run afoul of the rule requiring only one battery.

Can anyone find a rule that states the pressurized air in the robot at the start of the match must have been supplied by the exact same battery used to run the robot for that match? I don't think there is one.

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I quite disagree.
There is no such rule.

The match begins on the field when the robot is turned on, not in some imaginary place like the pit or the queue.
(or in a previous match if pressure is left over)

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I don't believe it says it directly in the rules, but I remember seeing somewhere that as long as you have a complete second system (battery, CRio, pressure switch, etc.) that is in fact legal. But stand by, I'm looking for a source now...

EDIT: Upon checking the rules, I retract my statement.

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We pre-charged our pneumatics during the San Antonio Regional. I described exactly what we were doing (and in what order) to the inspector (since we had never left the pump off before) and he said we were in compliance. It is hard to believe it is against the rules to change to a fresh battery after charging pneumatics, testing the robot, pre-positioning arms etc. What purpose would such a rule serve?

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I'm certain you won't find that written anywhere official. The rules are clear: the compressor must be controlled and powered by the ROBOT, not by an external system.

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I'm sorry, did I say my answer was official?

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We always try to have a checklist but this year it has actually been used every match because we put it on the back side of a piece of lexan on the robot and check it off with a dry-erase prior to each match. This allows us to have it on the field where stuff like turn it on and remove safety pin comes into play.

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That is a really really good idea.

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Our team has a checklist as well. We print off several copies then check off every item on it before each of our matches. Always make sure that everything is plugged in right on the electrical board. Sometimes one thing out of line here can make the entire robot stop working. We usually test our drive train before each match too, just to be sure that if all else fails our bot still has defensive capability.

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Our team has learned the hard way at the Week Zero and thursday at GSR, make sure every pnuematic end is closed.