[Al Skierkiewicz]

Ed,
There currently is no ruling on when or if a team can pre-charge their pneumatic system prior to entering the field other than for off board compressors. In my opinion, safety demands that no robot be pre-charged in the pit and left in an energized state while waiting in the queue. Teams that use off board compressors should be given time to charge while on the field during setup but again there is no rule on that. In the past, the event managers decided when, how and if teams could pre-charge their pneumatics.

For all off board compressor users, please be advised that the KOP compressor or equivalent, must be under Crio control when charging the pneumatic system.