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Re: A tube burst-What happened?

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Originally Posted by mikemat View Post
Was it hot out? I heard (from across the tent) this happening to 469 at IGVC last year. The 100 degree heat combined with the short match turnarounds caused the tubing near the compressor to melt and burst.
I wouldn't say it was extremely hot out, but it was warm. And we had been running the robot for something like an hour when this happened.
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