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Re: Air Compressor Wireing question

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Originally Posted by Conor Ryan View Post
Here is how you fix your problem, on your controls at the player station you put a switch to turn on (and off) your compressor, then you turn it on at the start of the match and leave it on for the rest of the match, the air regulator will turn the compressor off automatically when you've reached the maximum allowable pressure.
This is something that I have been tempted to do in the past, but if you take another look at <R103>, I think that may not be kosher.
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Originally Posted by R103
The two wires from the pressure switch must be connected directly to a digital input and ground terminal on the Robot Controller, and the controller must be programmed to sense the state of the switch and operate the relay module that powers the compressor.
The word "must" indicates to me that you are not allowed to just rely on the regulator.
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