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Originally Posted by zebrabots
my question is why haven't we recieved our valves yet?
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Which valves are you referring to? The only solenoid valve in the KOP this year is the FESTO. If you were referring to pneumatic cylinders, you have to request them from Bimba - they are not included in the KOP. You can also purchase additional cylinders if you need more than the three provided by Bimba, or if they don't have what you are looking for. Make sure you know the rules before you do that.
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Originally Posted by zebrabots
Secondly we would like to have 4 pnuematics fire at the same time, does any one have a suggestion and a link of a good solenoid that we could use or should be order 3 more FESTO solenoids?
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The single FESTO valve provided can control as many pneumatic cylinders as you like if you want them to actuate simultaneously. You can plumb them in series, in parallel, or a combination of the two. You can use the tubing and fittings provided, or you can purchase additional ones if you need. Everything is subject to the 2010 Rule Book, of course.
If you haven't already discovered it, the 2010 Pneumatics Manual has recently been released. It's located under Section 8 of the Competition Manual on the FRC website. It is a must-read document if you are considering using pneumatics on an FRC robot.