pic: Compressor Fan Mount

[Jordans16117]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Being asked to remove it could come from two sources: first, the inspector may not realise it was a legal fan for the robot, and it would be an ideal time to respectfully ask for a second opinion from the LRI and make your case for it being legal. Second, without actually seeing the fan that was used, it's possible that the fan was NOT one of the ones that has been distributed in the KoP over the years - those, and any that are integral to a COTS computing device or constructed from a legal motor are the only ones that are legal for use on a robot.

Ya It was suppose to be a joke.

[AKSoapy29]

Somehow we got away with this last year, except it was a different design. I didn't realize it was breaking the rules, shoot... And I was proud of it! I think I'm going to try and re-use it, except not mount it under the bolts, but instead on top of them. I'll try some stuff.

[brrian27]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

You were told to take it off? Did they cite the rule that it was breaking? We had a fan pointing at our compressor and made it through 2 Regional inspections and the Championship inspection with no problems.

I don't remember exactly, I wasn't in the pit during the inspection. I believe the inspector said it was an "unfair advantage," which doesn't make sense because anyone could do it.... But our compressor wasn't too stressed last year, so it wasn't something that really mattered.