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Re: 5010 T-Shirt Robot Update

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Originally Posted by waffle_dynasty View Post
The PVC barrels do not store any pressure. They are simply there's to help the t-shirts accelerate. When designing this robot, we knew the risks of PVC. The only pressure they have to support, I guess, is the back pressure from the t-shirt. This is way less than 80 psi and the team and mentors believe it to be safe.
This ^^^

PVC is bad bad for storage but perfectly fine for use in a barrel.
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