[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by martin417

I just looked up last years rules, and saw that the .32 Cv rule came in then. (we didn't use pneumatics last year), but in 2008, there was no restriction on valves. We have a quantity of valves from 2008, they meet all rules, but Cv=~.4 Now we have to buy more valves, and at $50-$75 each, that is not a cost reduction. Teams already had access to the pool of valves you point out.

Limiting the Cv, but not limiting the number of valves allowed (It is allowed to hook up as many valves as you wish to a single actuator, this has been answered in Q&A) only punishes teams that can't afford a lot of valves, and those teams that have access to valves that would otherwise be legal.

The smaller Cv doesn't hurt us, but the $$$ we now have to spend to get legal valves does.

My apologies and retraction. I must have skipped a few years with pneumatics rules. My sporadic view supported my claims, but it appears that a full view does not.