pic: Compressor Backpack

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Foster

I've gotten sideways in this thread.

Let me start over. Lets turn to be a "how can I" vs "you fail" thread. You are smart, how would you make this work?

I want to have a backpack to charge my robot. Assume, metal tanks. Do I need a cable to the robot to control the initial air load? Once the air load is complete, can / how do I load a remote robot?

Originally Posted by Foster

I've gotten sideways in this thread.

Let me start over. Lets turn to be a "how can I" vs "you fail" thread. You are smart, how would you make this work?

I want to have a backpack to charge my robot. Assume, metal tanks. Do I need a cable to the robot to control the initial air load? Once the air load is complete, can / how do I load a remote robot?

R70 clearly states no off-board air storage. The most you could legally do with this backpack is have a compressor on it that hooks up to the robot to be controlled and to supply air there. And that's only if you don't have a compressor on board.

Even then, I would have some questions about a potentially hot compressor being strapped to someone's back. It would be very easy in that situation to back up, bump into someone, and give them a nice burn to the arm, chest, back, or even face (of the individual was shorter than the one wearing the back pack).

A better solution for carrying around an off board compressor would be something similar to a small toolbox. Put the compressor, gauges, relief valve and everything else in that and it's easily portable and provides some additional Safety from contact with hot parts. You could even get creative, cut a couple of holes for ventilation and power a few fans from a small battery to help keep things cool. Arrange things properly and you won't even have to open the toolbox.

This is, of course, assuming a legal off board compressor set up, with one compressor, no onboard compressor, no storage, and everything controlled from the robot. I don't think using multiple compressors or having off board storage would be legal in any way at an event, even if it was just for pit and Practice field use.