Precharging

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Jesse,
Inspectors are trained to inspect all plastic tanks to insure that a team hasn't used one of the tanks that disintegrates. We are still finding them on robots.
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K. Pneumatic storage tanks (with the exception of White Clippard tanks P/N: AVT-PP-41)

Most teams haven't heard of this practice because only a few venues require it. This is similar to the power restrictions at some venues.
Some teams who have never used pneumatics before have issues where major parts of their robot move during pressurization. I don't think anyone here would want to be standing in the queue when a robot next to them bangs a student in the back or head.

i think I get it a bit better now.

It's still concerning though - it effectively forces a few extra restrictions on teams which use pneumatics. If the team doesn't remember to start charging immediately when allowed, there's a very good chance the system will not fully pressurize and there may be air problems for the team during the match. In addition, if a system takes longer than ~5 minutes to charge, then the students won't have enough time to fully charge during any given year's match cycle time. This puts an effective cap on the amount of air a team can expect to use.

Will we know in advance whether a venue will have this restriction?