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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Dad,
There is no ruling against using the transmission but you do have to account for the cost and it does need to be a currently available part from Globe.
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It could also be COTS for other reasons: available from other vendors (like scrap dealers
1), or formerly COTS and retrieved from an old FRC robot (see R19
2).
I've been led to believe that these Globe 409A587 gearmotor assemblies were once COTS, and discontinued by Globe many years ago (even though we kept receiving their old stock in the KOP). Their original application was to shift the transfer case of a pickup truck/SUV (I believe the gearmotor is equivalently GM part number 15636696), hence their potential COTS availability through automotive scrap dealers.
1 The implications of the ARA program from last year are reason to expect that a scrapyard could be a qualified vendor for this part. Also, some other vendor (not Globe) might still have them available.
2 The requirement that it be functionally identical to its original condition may also lead to some rule-interpretation headaches.