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Re: pressure regulator

In 2003, we did not keep our compressor on the robot. We charged up before each match and removed the compressor.

You will need a place to connect (the shitoff valve is good) so you can connect and disconnect without losing air. You need the gage on the high pressure side so you know when you are at 120 psi. Then you stil need the regulator to drop you to 60 psi. And you need the gage on the downstream side of the regulator to show that you are at 60 psi.

Good luck with this set up. It worked well for us, but your driver has to remember he / she has only one or two tries with the pneumatics and then you are out of air. Be sure all lines are "filled" by operating the sstem a few times so that you have some pressure in the system - otherwise you can lose all of your air pressure just filling up 'empty' pneumatic lines.

We called our device our R.P.C.A. "Remote Pneumatic Charging Aparatus". MAde a small carry box with a handle and battery. It has come in very handy this season while we tested different circuits.
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