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Re: Pneumatic Restrictions & Improvments

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Originally Posted by Mk.32 View Post
Even with our current systems that could happen, 2in bore cylinder with 60PSI behind it is a lot of force. Also some spring punchers were just insane in amount of stored energy.

Basically the hose (1/4) and the 1/8 NPT rule limits the "power available".
Many mechanisms we've seen over the years could have been dangerous, but if a team is smart enough to design that mechanism, they're probably smart enough to handle it safely. I think that the pneumatics are so limited both out of safety, and so that their power doesn't far exceed the power of other FIRST components.

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
Let us charge with offboard air compressors, even if we have one onboard.
Why not just enable your robot for a little while in the pits and let the compressor run?
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