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Re: Are these tanks legal?

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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
This emphasized statement bothers me ( and this, coming from one whom is distrustful of plastic volumes).

1> Are these items allowed per the rules? Yes.
2> Does a Plastic Volume with threaded ports have an inherent risk? Yes.
3> Should an LRI automatically ban that item? No. (s)he should look at the implementation and decide if enough has been done to mitigate the safety risk and then make a judgment call.

It's the same when you are using sprockets and chain. It is in the design and implementation that makes it safe of not.
First of all, I am not a LRI, just a lowly RI and of course it would be escalated.
Second, there are always tanks available at competitions so replacing a questionable tank is not an undue hardship on the team. A box around the tank is also a safe option.
Third, the blue box on R76 says "Consider pneumatic components sacred". That is stronger language than sprockets and chain. The tank will have a torque specification on the fittings, how does a RI verify that it has never ever been violated?
Last, the push in fitting tanks do have a limited life, but the failure of the fitting results in the tube being expelled in a safe manner.

I personally think the risk of using the tank in question is too high and would not use it even for practice.
 


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