[Team 2811]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Of course, the surgical latex tubing is not intended to be part of the pneumatic system.

The FRC Manual does explain a bit about how to connect the pneumatics. the FIRST Pneumatics Manual goes into greater detail. Both should be read before you do anything more.

As for the latex tubing, we have used it in the past as a spring to retract a mechanism, a cushion for a mechanism that hit the frame too hard, and in place of a rope or wire to kpps game pieces from falling out of the storage hopper.

This year, we tied some into a loop, and use it like a big rubber band to power the kicker. A pneumatic piston pulls the kicker back for another shot.

Yeah, I am with you on this one. The surgical tubing is not recommended or intended for the pneumatics system. It would not be a wise choice to do so, because depending on the amount of pressure that you need for your pneumatic system, the surgical tubing could expand and "pop" off of whatever you attach it to in the system.