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Unread 17-03-2014, 15:44
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Re: Destructive Air Tank Testing

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
Instead of looking at more wonderful creative ways of containing shrapnel, I'm looking for ways to make sure all of these tanks get replaced with something more reliable at the regionals I attend....
I'm thinking we're going to avoid them in future years. Unfortunately, we can't afford to swap the ones currently on our robot out for metal substitutes this year, but I'm not liking the explosive failures one bit.

If this continues, FRC should just go back to allowing only metal tanks.
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