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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
Having a reservoir of oil on a robot really is only asking for trouble - a good impact or two and the thing splits open, releasing oil over your robot, other robots, and the field - can you imagine trying to get that cleaned up out of the field carpet so it doesn't impact future matches?
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A burst gas spring would be very bad, whether or not there is any oil present. these things store nitrogen at more than 1000 psi - any damage would make for a pretty scary bang! Does the oil lock make the risk of failure greater? What if we could prove (by manufacturer testing for instance) that the locking valve would fail under pressure before the cylinder did, protecting the integrity of the housing?
(these are hypotheticals of course. If the QA were open, I'd direct these questions to the GDC)
We were all rookies once, and we really have two ways to go about things: either take a page from the powerhouses and emulate their style, or complain about not having anything and risk falling into oblivion. - George A. [more] 
28-06-2016, 16:59
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