Filling pneumatic system in queue?

[jojoguy10]

Alright, I got my answer. Thanks everyone!

[rich2202]

Originally Posted by EricH

Nuh-uh. You're on the field, putting your robot together, it's either off or disabled. The compressor only runs when the robot is enabled. And tethering up is illegal.

Tethering is only illegal on the field (violation of G9). There is no prohibition on tethering in the que. One rule to be careful of: Don't move the robot out of transport configuration while in the que (Q299).

[bEdhEd]

We've got an onboard compressor, and we made use of our older larger compressors by mounting three on one board so we can attach our robot to these offboard compressors, which are powered by their own battery, thus eliminating the need to tether. With three bigger compressorsrs charging the robot while it is off, we save onboard battery power, and fill up our tanks to the right pressure in less than a mere 10-20 seconds, to my estimation. I'll have to time this process so I have a concrete number.

[dradel]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

We've got an onboard compressor, and we made use of our older larger compressors by mounting three on one board so we can attach our robot to these offboard compressors, which is powered by their own battery. With three compressors charging the robot while it is off, we save onboard battery power, and fill up our tanks to the right pressure in less than a mere 10-20 seconds, to my estimation. I'll have to time this process so I have a concrete number.

This is NOT LEGAL!!!!!

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

We've got an onboard compressor, and we made use of our older larger compressors by mounting three on one board so we can attach our robot to these offboard compressors, which is powered by their own battery. With three compressors charging the robot while it is off, we save onboard battery power, and fill up our tanks to the right pressure in less than a mere 10-20 seconds, to my estimation. I'll have to time this process so I have a concrete number.

This is not legal. Or safe.

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

We've got an onboard compressor, and we made use of our older larger compressors by mounting three on one board so we can attach our robot to these offboard compressors, which are powered by their own battery, thus eliminating the need to tether. With three bigger compressorsrs charging the robot while it is off, we save onboard battery power, and fill up our tanks to the right pressure in less than a mere 10-20 seconds, to my estimation. I'll have to time this process so I have a concrete number.

Frank,

All air on the robot must come from ONE compressor with a max flow rate of 1.05 controlled by the roboRIO. Your team agrees to this when signing the inspection sheet.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

We've got an onboard compressor, and we made use of our older larger compressors by mounting three on one board so we can attach our robot to these offboard compressors, which are powered by their own battery, thus eliminating the need to tether. With three bigger compressorsrs charging the robot while it is off, we save onboard battery power, and fill up our tanks to the right pressure in less than a mere 10-20 seconds, to my estimation. I'll have to time this process so I have a concrete number.

Just to be specific, here is the rule:

Originally Posted by Rules

R68 Compressed air on the ROBOT must be provided by one and only one compressor. Compressor specifications may not
exceed nominal 12VDC, 1.05 cfm flow rate.