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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Karthik,
It is my understanding of the intent of this rule is that only one compressor be used for competition. If that fails, as in other components, it may be replaced. It is my understanding/opinion that rules are in place to avoid even the hint that one team can have even a small advantage over another.
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I'm not sure why FIRST would try to choose to take any advantage a team has away from compressors. It seems somewhat inconsistent with many other things. For example, the Thomas 215 compressor is also a legal compressor, but costs A LOT more, but is definitely more capable than the standard Viair 90C. There will always be an advantage for teams with more money unless the rules explicitly specify every part, which is unreasonable. We already have a rule in place to limit advantages from more wealthy teams, the BoM cost limit. We don't limit the number of batteries or chargers teams can bring to the competitions, so why limit compressors?