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Originally Posted by ebarker
Many conventional directional valves, such as the KOP Festo and other manufacturers valves have maximum ratings a little below the FIRST specification of 125 psi. Therefore the valve you are buying to operate your robot will not pass inspection as the rule was originally written.
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Frankly, I'm surprised that they went this long before addressing this exact discrepancy. We've always [metaphorically] crossed our fingers for luck during inspection, for fear that an inexperienced inspector may determine that a COTS solenoid valve is illegal while its exact equivalent from the KOP isn't. Following the letter of the law, that's exactly what *should* have happened (luckily it never did for us, and we certainly were never deceptive about it). Now, we've got much clearer guidance from FRC, and it is reasonably easy to implement.