Pneumatic Cylinder Limits

[Karthik]

Another mentor pointed this one out to me, and it's also bridged in this thread.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...374#post994374

This year's pnuematic rules don't mention any limits or allowable quantities of cylinders other than:

<R66> In addition to the items included in the KOP, pneumatic system items specifically permitted on 2011 FRC ROBOTS include the following items. All included items must be “off the shelf” COTS pneumatic devices rated by their manufacturers for working pressure of at least 125psi and burst pressure of 250psi, and used in their original, unaltered condition (except as required for assembly with other components).

So since there's no mention of any additional cylinders in the manual, it would mean we're limited to what's in the KOP. Looking at the KOP checklist we see that only cylinders listed are the three provided with the Bimba order form. So... This begs the question. Are we only allowed to use a maximum of three cylinders this year? Must they be identical to cylinders available on the Bimba order form? This would be a big change from past years in terms of quantities and changes a lot of traditional design ideas.

Am I missing something here? This will definitely be the first Q&A entry we'll be posting.