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View Poll Results: Which would you take have on your robot with the conditions in the post?
The compressor and one accumulator 10 58.82%
Four accumulators 7 41.18%
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Re: Compressors vs. Accumulators

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No, because this is not robot particular question I am asking. I am asking if your robot could run a match with some air remaining with four accumulators, would you just use four accumulators, or would you use one accumulator and the compressor?

If this was a robot specific question I would have to agree with you though.
If I could run a match on accumulators with an adequate safety margin, I would. But if I had any doubt about their ability to hold out, particularly with their use in a critical area like drive, I'd look at the compressor.
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