[EricH]

Originally Posted by mwmac

First, in the event that a team suffers a complete failure of the robot compressor would you disallow them from replacing it with a like for like unmodified compressor from the spare parts station or from their own parts drawer?

I highly doubt that! Spare parts are specifically permitted.

The purpose of the rule is, I believe, to disallow the use of a compressor identical to that of the robot's on-board compressor to fill the pneumatic tanks pre-match while keeping the on-board compressor cool and fresh for the match.

Yep, I see it the same way.

Finally, as worded, R68 clearly prohibits the use of a shop compressor for supplying compressed air to "the ROBOT" due to the voltage and flow rate specifications. Shop compressors are not prohibited from being present in the pits under this rule.

Correct. However, if a team were to be found to be using a shop compressor to fill their robot, OR if the venue had an issue (noise or power supply), the LRI would probably head around to all the teams with shop compressors to ask them very nicely to remove their compressors from the venue. And if a team failed to stop using their shop compressor to fill the robot after being asked once, I could certainly see them being told to remove the compressor from the venue immediately (as well as a possible red card for either uncivil behavior or for uninspected/illegal robot on the field).