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Re: pic: 1726 Promobot
They did some work on it last night, after an experiment with the compressor from the 2006 FRC robot showed that it would shoot fine on about 10 seconds of compressor run time after opening the reservoir "fill" valve. We stuck a pressure gage on it, and that is only about 30 psi in the reservoir! One thing that helps, is that there is a Clippard tank that fills (quickly) to about 70 psi, then this air goes into the reservoir (evens out at 20 psi) and the compressor adds about one psi per second of run time. The Clippard tank is on there mainly to provide pressure for the "fire" pneumatic cylinder.
So, no need for the CO2 system, which makes me happy from a safety perspective. |
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Re: pic: 1726 Promobot
For those who are interested, today we were at the school filming for a show for the local cable company, and we found the new system actually works better than the co2 did. We shot quite a few shots (more than a 20oz co2 tank would have allowed, I think) and the cannon shows a range between 40 and 60 yards, while the best we got with the co2 system was around 30 yards.
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Re: pic: 1726 Promobot
Where did you get the release valve for the launcher? Is that a pneumatically actuated gate valve?
Great looking launcher! |
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Re: pic: 1726 Promobot
Quote:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=58955 for more info. |
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