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Originally Posted by Leav
what do you meqn strapping a bomb? it is perfectly safe!
maybe you ment to add "in the eyes of the officials" or something, because if not, i must tell you that you have much to learn about pressure rated PVC. 
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First of all, as Anthony and Cory said, it is illegal. Use the Clippard accumulator tanks to store pressurized air on your robot.
Secondly, in my opinion, *IF* PVC tanks were legal, they would not be a very robust source for an air accumulator on a FIRST robot. These robots see a high degree of twisting, load, and shock. If PVC was used, then it would likely crack under competition conditions if it was used on a robot that did more than sit in the corner.
Many FIRST teams use PVC on their robots for structural members. Many teams have had this same PVC crack under odd situations. There are good and bad aspects of this material. Having them hold pressurized air on a FIRST robot is not one of them.
Andy B.