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Re: Electrically Powered "Manual Mode"
This would be illegal as per the following rules:

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Originally Posted by FRC Manual
<R17> Field power to the ROBOTS will not be re-enabled after a MATCH. ROBOTS must be designed to permit removal of GAME PIECES from the ROBOT, and removal of the ROBOT from other FIELD elements and/or other ROBOTS without requiring activation of the ROBOT power system.

<R48> All electrical loads (motors, actuators, compressors) must be supplied by an approved power regulating device (speed controller, relay module, or Digital Sidecar PWM port) that is controlled by the cRIO-FRC on the ROBOT.

<R49> ROBOTS must be controlled via the programmable National Instruments cRIO-FRC (National Instruments part number 780406-01). Other controllers shall not be used
Sorry, you'll definitely need to rethink that idea.
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