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Re: pic: Compressor Backpack
Our team made one of these off-board compressor/air pack deals a few years ago. We used a 5 gal. steel tank rated for 250psi and then a FRC legal compressor. We considered all rules and believed it to be legal. We had pressure blow-off's and dump valves on both robot and pack. Big Al promptly ruled it unsafe for numerous reasons.
In retrospect, it was an unsafe idea even though the system worked well at the time and we had built in extra safeties.
Sacrificing safety just to save some time is not the best practice.
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