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Re: No Pneumatics?
Well before 2012 we didn't use pneumatics at all. But with our octomecanum system last year we were forced to use it. This year we use pneumatics for a whole ton of stuff: floor intake, octomec. system, and disc feeding. But the nicest part about it is sensors, or lack there of. In 2011 we had a whole variety of limit switches that would always break. Now with the pneumatics the systems can be made much simpler and more reliable.
The key is:
-Follow the rulebook the first time. Make sure all your fittings tubing etc. is all legal and COTS
-Do the soapy water check, spray down all your components while under pressure with soapy water and check for leaks otherwise they will be the death of your robot
-Off-board compressor with plastic tanks, we roughly measured that we could put 6~7 tanks on our robot before having an on-board compressor would be worth it
-Do the calculations for your actuators, make sure you arent overdoing it and using the minimum amount of air needed in order to actuate it under load.
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