Our team is experiencing problems with our pneumatics. Any advice?
A video of this problem occurring can be found here: Watch Pneumatics Issue | Streamable
Check your solenoids, air tank, air pump, and blue tubing for leaks. Also, those rubber bands could also be a problem, but don’t remove them until you decide there isn’t a leak. It just looks like there isn’t significant air flow.
Are there any specific areas that we should check for an air leak?
Pretty much everywhere, but mainly around the electronics and tanks, like the solenoids, air pump, and pistons. Also, if you turn on the pump for a little while and then turn it off, you may be able to hear a faint hissing sound if there is a leak.
If it is still leaking after checking everything, it could be that you didn’t cut your pneumatic tubing straight. If you cut it slanted, it can leak air out. My team’s Worlds bot last year keep leaking air and that was the problem