[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

No sparks or flames are allowed in the pit, battery chargers that are rated for >6amps are often not allowed, even if you promise to use them on a lower setting. -- your regional may provide a common machine shop where some tools and restrictions are lifted. Your pit is 10x10x10 with power provided, you can bring as as many tools as you want, and as much raw material, COTS and fabricated replacement parts as you want, 30lbs only applies to fabricated parts that aren't identical spares for what is already in your bag. While the pits are open you build/modify like it is still build season, except of course for the spark/flame restriction.

Bolded emphasis is mine to point out THIS IS WRONG!

Originally Posted by Game Manual Section 4

[R26]
Teams may bring a maximum of 30 lbs of Fabricated Items to each competition event to be used to repair and/or upgrade their Robot at the competition site. The Operator Console and any battery assemblies (see [R03]-A) are not applicable.

Nowhere in this rule does it say that identical spares are free to bring in not counting against your witholding. That rule hasn't existed since at least 2009 when the witholding allowence was introduced. Please READ THE FIRST MANUAL (RTFM) and make sure you know the CURRENT rules.

BTW You can make spares and put them in one of you 2 available bags so that they don't count toward the 30 lbs.