View Single Post
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 03-03-2013, 16:33
Kevin Sevcik's Avatar
Kevin Sevcik Kevin Sevcik is offline
(Insert witty comment here)
FRC #0057 (The Leopards)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1998
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 3,673
Kevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond reputeKevin Sevcik has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Kevin Sevcik Send a message via Yahoo to Kevin Sevcik
Re: Quick help for a gear changing pneumatics system.

The minimum pneumatics system you need is shown in Figure 4-11:

Plus one solenoid valve and a Spike relay to control the compressor.

You have to have all of that, though not necessarily on you robot. You're allowed to leave the compressor, Spike, pressure switch, and relief valve off your robot to save weight. Though it has to be powered by your robot when it's recharging your tanks.

On the other hand, are you SURE you want to do this? Swapping in gearboxes and adding an entire pneumatics system is not a trivial change to make. I'd put it at 2-3 hours for a really good team with a plan of attack. It will possibly take even longer if you've never used/mounted the ball shifters before and never worked with pneumatics before. You're likely going to eat up more of your thursday practice time making this change, so you might want to consider whether you're going to get enough benefit from this to make it worth the time, money, and effort.
__________________
The difficult we do today; the impossible we do tomorrow. Miracles by appointment only.

Lone Star Regional Troubleshooter