Destructive Air Tank Testing

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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

I remember Clippard responding to the explosions last year by stating that when fittings were ***Properly*** installed, they were unable to get the tanks to burst as high as 600PSI

Properly being with correct teflon taping, and not overtightened until cracking

I'm absolutely certain that plastic tanks can be used in a manner which is entirely safe. But this is a high-school competition, not a professional engineering work environment, and I have serious reservations about hardware with such a dangerous failure mode in this context.