Help Calculating time to recharge air tanks

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Help Calculating time to recharge air tanks

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29-01-2015, 10:17

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Re: Help Calculating time to recharge air tanks

We see much longer recharge times than 0.3 or 2s as well.

I haven't done the calculus, but this is what the curve looks like if you want to play around with it. (It's not an excellent fit, but it's close. Ish.)

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