Thread: Off robot air compressor
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Unread 23-04-2006, 20:36
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Re: Off robot air compressor
I have read update 18 and understand that FIRST wants us to hook up our off-board compressor to a robot controller and use a spike, pressure switch and all that. Is this really going to be enforced? In L.A. we were told that we had to wire an in-line 20 amp breaker in case of short and prove that we had the proper regulators and that we could not pressurize the robot to over 120 psi. We did all that and had no further issues. Do we really have to shell out $600+ dollars for another controller and go through all the hassle of programming and wiring it up or will our in-line breaker be sufficient? I am mainly looking for input from lead inspector or other official personnel at nationals.