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Re: Pneumatic Air Tanks

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Originally Posted by Matt C View Post
I love the clippard tanks, but I also remember back in 2000 when the pneumatics first came out, and you had to run to the pit station to get a fresh tank after every match (that thing was HUGE though). There would be nothing preventing a team from constantly refilling tanks equipped with valves, and swapping them to quickly recharge the robot's pneumatics system. (Assuming everything is being done by the ONE compressor).
Interesting concept; I hadn't thought of that.
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