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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
the document you referenced has two conflicting rules. We cannot assume one of them is correct and the other is wrong. Clarification (correction) is required from FIRST.
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Yes, I know, and that document is not a rules document anyway. At any rate, it has been clarified by FIRST:
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Originally Posted by GDC Q&A
Rule <R95> allows a team to leave the Kit-Of-Parts compressor off the robot but still use it to charge their pneumatics system with pressurized air, thereby saving weight and volume on the robot. However, Rule <R95> does NOT allow a team to bypass any of the other pneumatic or electrical system rules. In particular, even if the compressor is located off-board of the robot, the robot and compressor must still be in compliance with Rule <R90>, Rule <R96>, and Rule <R97>.
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I was just pointing out that this issue has not been "cut-and-dry" and thus I'm not surprised that teams are confused. What really bugs me is that I can't find anything in the "Robot Rules" document that says that the spike, and pressure sensor, and other rules apply to a compressor off the robot, and no one yet has been able to give me an explanation as to why I should have assumed that they do. There's plenty of other devices that are used "off-robot" that don't seem to fall under the jurisdiction of the robot rules and I don't see why this is any different (I don't have a problem with this being a rule, I simply have a problem with it not being stated that way). Obviously based on Q&A answers it does, but prior to the Q&A it was not explicit.