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Re: 2013 running 2 - VI air compressors legal?

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Originally Posted by 1075guy View Post
I have yet to see an FRC compressor dead from wear in 10 years of competition. Not saying it doesn't happen, just seems infrequent enough that it shouldn't be a concern sufficient to warrant such an overkill solution.

and unless you have an extraordinarily large quantity of storage tanks on board, I've never seen an FRC bot take more than about 45-60 seconds to fill itself.
You and I have clearly had different experiences in FRC

Not that I've seen a dead compressor, but I've definitely noticed compressors getting weaker after a competition.
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