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Re: Trackball inflation
Keep in mind, FIRST competitions run on a very tight schedule.
FRC matches are usually about 6 minutes from start to start. 6 minutes for reset, unloading and reloading robots, and making sure the scoring system is ready to go. And that 6 minutes goes by VERY quickly. There just isn't enough TIME to check to make sure everything is perfect.
Generally, the folks on field reset are told to keep an eye out for anything that looks seriously deflated, or anything with a hole in it. But expect there to be some that are only inflated to about 36" to still be on the field.
There was one year that we had a box to make sure balls were the right size, but that being said, it was only for initial inflation.
And most regionals didn't use it. It's just time consuming, that's all there is to it.
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