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On board compressor vs Stored air
Our team has been debating whether to have a air compressor on the robot vs just having 4 or so air tanks on board the robot. Our robot is rocken a 3 cim shifting gearboxes for our drive train so it leaves use kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.
On one hand With the compressor on-board we can shift unlimited times and have other pneumatic pistons on board. The pneumatic system would be small too since we do not need as many air tanks allowing us to store more balls on the robot. The negative side is additional weight and needing to Manually run the compressor through software so we don't trip the 120 amp breaker during a pushing match.
What experience have you had with pneumatic systems? have you had more success with a compressor on board or not on board?
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