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Pneumatic Pressure Switch

If you do not have a Clippard tanks on the robot do you need a pressure switch?

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<R103> The Nason pressure switch must be connected to the output end of one of the Clippard
tanks to sense the tank’s pressure. The two wires from the pressure switch must be
connected directly to a digital input and ground terminal on the Robot Controller, and the
controller must be programmed to sense the state of the switch and operate the relay
module that powers the compressor. The Parker pressure vent valve must be connected to
a Clippard tank such that, when manually operated, it will vent to the atmosphere to relieve
any stored pressure. The valve must be placed on the ROBOT so that it is visible and
accessible.
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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

I would say, yes.

How else is the controller going to know when to shut off the compressor?
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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

there is no pressure being built up. So there will be no reason to shut off.




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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

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there is no pressure being built up. So there will be no reason to shut off.
Mike,

Even though there are no accumulators, pressure builds up in the tubing on the high side of the pressure regulator. Without the switch, the pressure relief valve is the only component stopping the system from a high pressure failure.

You need to have the pressure switch installed.

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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

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If you do not have a Clippard tanks on the robot do you need a pressure switch?

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why would you want to do that?
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If you do not have a Clippard tanks on the robot do you need a pressure switch?

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Mike,
If you are asking "do I need to install the pressure switch if I don't use pnuematics?" Then the answer is no, you don't need the switch.
This part is included for those teams using pnuematics to allow the RC to shut off the compressor when the system high side pressure reaches about 125 PSI.
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there is no pressure being built up. So there will be no reason to shut off.




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Are you going to use the compressor strictly for vacuum?? If yes, then I would think you will have power/battery life during a match issues.
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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

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Even though there are no accumulators, pressure builds up in the tubing on the high side of the pressure regulator. Without the switch, the pressure relief valve is the only component stopping the system from a high pressure failure.

You need to have the pressure switch installed.

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Thanks for the information.

The pressure will never get high due to the fact it is a open system. we will never get to the 60 psi. we are using the compessor for only blowing the air never to store it. once the compessor is shut off there is 0 pessure in the lines.
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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

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Are you going to use the compressor strictly for vacuum?? If yes, then I would think you will have power/battery life during a match issues.

yes we are using it for vacuum only. and no we will not have a problem with battery life due to we will only be turning the compessor on a few times in the match.

We have multiple ways of getting the tubes. air is just one way.

thanks for the heads up anyways.

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Thanks for the information.

The pressure will never get high due to the fact it is a open system. we will never get to the 60 psi. we are using the compessor for only blowing the air never to store it. once the compessor is shut off there is 0 pessure in the lines.
Mike,

You will find that the venturi works best at about 29 PSI inlet pressure. It must be connected to the low side of the pressure regulator and there must be a pressure switch on the high side.

If you don't want to take my word on this, I would suggest that you post on the official FIRST Q&A to get a ruling on this.

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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

Mike and Mike,
I have been pondering this question overnight and I think the answer might be this...
If you have a compressor you must have a few components on board to go along with it. These robots must have a pressure switch and be able to show that the compressor is under control of the RC and shuts off whenever the pressure reaches 125 PSI. So that means you have to include a high side guage to show that the switch is operating ( and some method of closing the system for testing during inspection). The robot rules also reguire the low side pressure to be 60 psi or less. So that reuires the regulator and another guage. I am thinking the relief valve needs to be in there somewhere to insure the system pressure is removed before working on the robot just for safety.
I have to stress that you need to take this through the Q&A for a definitive answer. I wouldn't want you to be surprised at an event.
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Re: Pneumatic Pressure Switch

We are going to put everthing on like we had a tank. the only thing we will need is to put a relief valve just so we do bring the pressure up and show that the compessor will shut off


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We are going to put everthing on like we had a tank. the only thing we will need is to put a relief valve just so we do bring the pressure up and show that the compessor will shut off


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Mike,

What Al and I are advocating is that you post your question on the FIRST Q&A. This is the best way to remove ambiguities.

Both Al and I will be inspectors at a couple of the regionals and, while we appear to be of one mind on this issue, other inspectors may interpret the rules differently.

By posting to the FIRST Q&A you will be doing the entire community a service by getting FIRST to establish minimum requirements of a vacuum-only pneumatics system.

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