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Unread 19-08-2014, 13:50
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Pneumatic Restrictions & Improvments

Adam,
It doesn't really matter to the observer, all that is seen is a team connecting a robot to a shop compressor or the illusion that a shop compressor is being used with the robot.
Think about this...
A team sees a compressor in use in a team's pit, they inform the head ref when they take the field. The head ref assumes that the team used a compressor to fill the robot in spite of having been inspected. That team may get lucky and the ref calls the LRI for assistance (if they can be found before the start of the match), or the ref may simply release (recommended first response) all stored air, or the head ref can disable your robot for a perceived violation or in worse case, red flag or worse is issued. I don't want that, you don't want that and the team doesn't want that. Remember that the ref doesn't know that you only intended to use the compressor to operate a stapler or that you fill your tanks with it. They do not know if your relief valve is correctly calibrated and operating or that you legally filled your tanks. They simply see a robot with air and a complaint from another team. It would seem to me that removing the compressor so it is no longer an issue prevents all of these real or perceived issues from occurring.
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