Thread: Off robot air compressor
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Re: Off robot air compressor
Doesn't the relief valve vent pressure past +-125psi? If that is the case, all of the requirements for the spike, RC, pressure switch, OI, etc seem redundant.

We'd be better off bringing last years robot to charge this years pneumatics... it all just seems a little overkill to me. The spirit of the rule is to maintain safety. I don't see how all of the other systems really help that much. If the pressure switch fails, isn't the backup the relief valve anyhow?

This all is very reminiscent of the battery terminals that were being enforced last year... we're becoming lawyers again.
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