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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread
The logic that another battery cannot be used to compress air before a match would imply that you must drain any residual pressure left from a previous match, or drain any pressure left from testing or practice, before you install the battery for the next match. That's just silly. How is charging the air pressure any different than manually cocking a spring or raising a counterweight before a match? Stored energy is allowed. There is no rule that says "all stored energy in a robot must have originated from the battery that is about to be used in competition."
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The issue isn't whether the battery is switched after running the compressor; it is whether an off-board battery/compressor setup is used to pressurize the system. According to the rules, the compressor must be controlled by the cRio via the pressure switch....thus only 1 battery can be used....the battery on the robot. You certainly can maintain the pressure in the tanks after switching the battery.
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Eagle,
As the rules continuously relate to "the Anderson Power Products (APP) connector" the GDC has ruled in the past that means that only one shall battery connector may be on the robot. As answered here... Posted by 2011FRC2723 at 01/17/2011 11:32:02 am Is it legal to have two anderson clip leads on one battery so that the battery can still be plugged into the robot and be charging at the same time? If so I would put the braker on both of the leads so I can turn one off while using the other. Re: Battery Connection Posted by GDC at 01/19/2011 07:36:12 pm No. This would be a violation of Rule <R37>. |
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That needs a huge "remove before flight" tag. Otherwise, I think it's obvious what teams are going to forget to do....
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The necessary part is simply a plug valve similar to the system dump valves already in use. For the ~4 oz it costs is weight, far more is gained in terms of safety.
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