Possible FIRST-approved compressor for the upcoming season

[LFPneumatic]

I have been working for the most part on pneumatics for my team's robot, and I noticed that the FIRST-supplied compressors had a very low percentage duty cycle. Does anybody know if there is a FIRST-approved pneumatic compressor with a duty cycle of 100% or something close to that?

[MrBasse]

VIAIR 250C-IG

It's heavy and pricey, but does what you want.

[Michael Hill]

I believe the 330C-IG also meets the spec since they now let 1.1CFM@12V compressors. The 330C-IG is 1.06 CFM @ 12V

http://www.viaircorp.com/330C-IG.html

[wilsonmw04]

these are all assuming that the rules are not going to change January.

[346CADmen]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

these are all assuming that the rules are not going to change January.

Good point as we may be "taking flight" via pneumatic thing-a-ma-bob.

[bobbysq]

Are quadcopter rotors considered a pneumatic device?

[dk5sm5luigi]

Check out this page that list compressors and places to buy them: http://findrobotparts.com/compressors/

[FrankJ]

Originally Posted by bobbysq

Are quadcopter rotors considered a pneumatic device?

8 pages of discussion on that subject here

[MrRoboSteve]

You can increase the duty cycle of the lighter duty compressors somewhat by using one of the approved fans to cool the heat sink. It's a standard detail on our robots.