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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod
Your honorable stance teaches them all they need to know to have a successful and fulfilling life.
I'm a mentor with team 2402 from Fredericksburg. I'm older than my photo appears (my hair is graying now) -that was taken more than 10 years ago.
I get around...
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He's lying, his hair isn't graying, its gray
I believe the intention of the ruling is to make sure the pneumatics are charged and controlled under the same rules and conditions (and safety systems) any other robot with the compressor on-board would have. This makes sense, and while cumbersome, I can understand it.
However I fail to see any way in which using a separate 'practice' robot battery bypasses any of those particular intended restrictions, or otherwise gives you an advantage or presents a danger, and thus I would have interpreted the ruling to allow you to swap your battery between charging the pneumatics and competing on the field.
That said, I'm only me, and my name isn't nearly popular enough to sway inspectors or refs
ask the GDC for this exact situation. I believe they will rule in your favor, but having it confirmed can help everyone rest easier.
Matt