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Re: Air Compressors

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Andrew,
There is no specific rule against it. However, common sense does rule here and electrical systems being stretched along with the small pit size will cause some problems if you bring a big compressor. If you trip a breaker, other teams will not be happy.
They seem to be very easy to trip...

At LA we were running 4 battery chargers and a Vex battery charger and our braker was constantly tripping... I have a feeling it was one of the neighbor teams though.