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Unread 21-01-2011, 17:43
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Re: Dissadvantages of Suction?

We also used a vacuum system last year, but all we did was rip the impeller out of a shop vac and hook it up to a geared up cim. It worked pretty well, but we gained a reputation for our incredibly loud robot. You would also need a way to turn off suction. Last year, we used our kicker to get it off of the tubes, but I don't think using a kicker will be as good of an idea this year XD