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Re: Minibot

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Originally Posted by MetRobotics View Post
A mentor of ours is suggesting that we should not use heat shrink for any non-electrical (say, mechanical hold down, for example) use on the minibot despite there being no qualification of that sort in the list of approved materials. He is going by what FIRST rules on the main robot in general. What do you think? Is there a definitive statement on this somewhere that I've missed?
My advice is to not limit yourself by reading between the lines and interpreting what you think they meant. Read the rules as they are printed and as clarified in Q & A. I don't see any rule against using heat shrink tubing for non-electrical applications. Along the same lines cable-ties can be used for more things than just securing cables.
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