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Originally Posted by evanperryg
Make sure your compressor is not enclosed. We tested the temperature of a compressor after 2 hours of drive practice (roughly 15-20% duty cycle), and the compressor had reached about 200 degrees. Motor controllers, depending on which type you use, can get pretty warm under heavy loads(i.e. drivetrain motors during defense). Otherwise, nothing else will get particularly warm, but always play it safe.
The compressor we did this test on, although it still works, is louder and does not fill the pneumatic system as quickly. Although it won't necessarily cause a catastrophic failure, it can cause permanent damage to the compressor.
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Our current robot has this same setup where the compressor is on the bottom level of the robot with lexan on top and bottom of the robot. The only difference is that this one has a fan blowing directly onto the compressor.