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Re: Pro Con
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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII
This is what we did this year. And boy oh boy was it annoying.
Oh, sure the mechanism worked fine. I had no trouble with how it all worked. But the FIRST rules regarding off-board compressors were ridiculous. 
At our first regional we got into trouble with the inspectors, who made us install a fan and a spike to the off-board compressor.
What controlled that spike you ask? Why the robot of course. We had to lug our compressor out on the field, turn on the robot, hook the compressor to the robot, charge our tanks, unhook the compressor. It was ridiculous.
I don't know if anyone else experienced this. Or if there is some totally logical reason for doing it that I am missing. But I felt this rule to be a little silly. |
FIRST addressed this in Team Update #18. While the timing of the update could have been much better, its message was consistent with the pneumatics rules that have been in place for some time now. The goal is safety. Basically, you are allowed to save weight by using an off-board compressor, but the pneumatics system must be functionally the same as it would have been with an on-board compressor, and must include all the same components. This has been discussed in an earlier thread.
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Last edited by Richard Wallace : 09-06-2006 at 13:15.
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