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4.1.8.2 [R50] - Wait.. Wut? So I can run an RS775 or RS550 off a spike???
I am not sure if I am missing something here but rule 4.1.8.2 [R50] under Motors and Actuators states:
"a. Each CIM motor and Fisher-Price motor must be connected to one and only one approved speed controller. These motors must not be connected to relay modules"
What about all the other motors we can use? It seems to me that FIRST has made a massive oversight on this rule and that with the exception of maybe the BaneBots RS370 and smaller motors, that this rule should include all of the BaneBot motors (the RS550 is essentially a Fisher Price motor). What do people think?
Of course the fuses on the spikes will simply blow if you try to suck too much power from them but this still seems like a bad idea to allow teams the option of running RS775s and RS550 motors off spike modules.
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