Pneumatic Restrictions & Improvments

[Mk.32]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

I just checked, it wasn't specifically asked on the Q&A this past year. Regardless, R79 is very clear - your robot can only have one source of compressed air. Filling it with an off board compressor then using a different on board compressor during the match is two sources. If you dump pressure before the match, your fine... And as an LRI, that's what I'll do if I see a team charging with an off board compressor while having one on board.

My apologies for mis-understanding and not being clear.
What I meant was was switching between two off board compressors, to make sure none of the over heated but only using one actively at a time. While having no on board. My team had to do this due to the enormous (5gal) tank we had and we had deliberate over the "one and only one" rule.

But if a team were to have a on board and then disconnect it, and use an off board properly wired into the robot to pre-fill before a match so the on board stays cool during the match; I would think this is legal? Since air is only being provided by one compressor at a time that is wired legally.