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Re: past KOP motor 2007

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Originally Posted by mrmummert View Post
Yeah i know..its the "prior years KOP" part that i wondered about...I can only try...and hope.
It's the motor type that you should be looking at. FIRST Choice offers van door motors equivalent to those in prior kits, and the GDC has declared those legal; this tells me that they aren't quite as concerned about source as they could be. Frees them up no end to concentrate on motor type. See the blue box:
Note: It will be up to the teams to show that the motors used on the Robot are legal by providing paperwork showing the motor’s original use, i.e. if it’s called a “seat motor” on the ARA receipt, it is a seat motor.

I can't imagine an inspector looking at that and not asking about the source... then you'll have to show that it's in compliance with the rules. And I'm 99% certain or more that it would not be based on the motor types in that rule.
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