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Re: When are pnuematics warrented?

My team and i have been going for 4 years now and every year we use pneumatics. The first year we relied more than ever on them when we lifted the whole chassis of the robot off the floor to extend giant treds onto the ground. I reccomend pneumatics to alll starting teams. They are great for all the reasons already mention but also because of durability.
there is ALOT less that can go wrong with a piston than a motor. Electric motors can burn out, breakers and fuses aren;t fun to break but also wearing gears, misaligned sprockets break chains, tensioning chains, proper gear reductions for loads..... there is so much more involved. a piston is easy, in and out... just keep the pressure on and you'll get the MAXIMUM force (if there is anywhere in FIRST that you will find BruteForce, it is in pneumatics!)
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