Thread: Is compressor supposed to fart?
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Re: Is compressor supposed to fart?
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Originally Posted by sand500 View Post
We were testing our compressor and we didnt have anything attached to it and it made a loud farting noise. Also, it vibrator a lot. Just wondering, is this supposed to happen? The Pneumatic Manual says the compressor needs vibration isolation mounts, but we have those attached, but then again, we haven't mounted it to anything.
yup, that is normal.

but you will need to mount the compressor to something if the compressor is being used on the bot (not offboard).
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