[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by aphelps231

Similarly in 2014 we learned that pneumatic tubes should be checked for a complete fit into ther fittings/connectors. Our pneumatic catapult experienced some issues in the semifinal matches of our second district event, which caused us to lose both matches. We didn't figure out it was a pneumatic connection that was loose until it blew completely out of the fitting during our second semifinal match. If you take a sharpie and draw a line around the hose right by the connector to display where it should sit in the connector you can easily check for this issue by simply looking.

Crooked cuts from wire cutters can exacerbate this problem, because they make it hard to fully seat the tube. Using a $7 tubing cutter from McMaster helps immensely.