pic: 4901 won't run out of air this season. That's for sure.

[MrForbes]

it takes our little Viair compressor just over half a minute to fill our one long skinny (2012 KOP) metal storage tank. I'm guessing it will take that compressor at least 5 minutes to fill the big tank. Hopefully you can get it done before each match....

[Richard Wallace]

We are using that same compressor, and a metal Viair tank. However, we are thinking that half a gallon of air should be enough.

Five gallons is a lot of air. Based on measurements my team reported earlier, I would estimate this compressor would require about four minutes to recharge a five gallon tank from ~100 PSI back to ~120 PSI. So with a tank that large, it is unlikely you would see a benefit from have the compressor on board.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

I'm guessing it will take that compressor at least 5 minutes to fill the big tank. Hopefully you can get it done before each match....

...without burning up that compressor that I'm guessing wasn't designed for continuous duty.

[rich2202]

Last year, I saw a team from Mexico do something similar. It took them about 5 minutes to recharge. If they made it to the finals, I have no idea what they would do to reset for the back to back matches.

[maths222]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

...without burning up that compressor that I'm guessing wasn't designed for continuous duty.

Actually, the VAIR 250c is rated for a 100% duty cycle.

[tickspe15]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

...without burning up that compressor that I'm guessing wasn't designed for continuous duty.

The compressor they are using, the viair 250C, is rated for continuous duty.