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View Poll Results: How many teams will attempt to use more than one air compressor at a competition?
None, everyone reads and understands the rules 14 20.00%
One per competition at most 26 37.14%
One for each 20 teams at a competition (5%) 23 32.86%
More than 5% of the teams 6 8.57%
Something else (post comments below) 1 1.43%
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Re: R68: One and only one compressor

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
I agree Nick. My original post was unclear in that I was discussing air on the robot only.

Shop air depends on the venue; many are power-limited and even a small compressor could pop a breaker, although some have plenty of power and are OK with big compressors used for tools and harassing freshmen.

The point is, air on the robot is to be supplied by only one compressor. You can't use a second compressor to add air to the robot, regardless of how much better for your robot you feel it will be.
Thanks for clarifying Don. Totally agree.
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