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Originally Posted by Cal578
I'm not saying that using a battery as ballast is a great idea, but is it automatically ruled out by R34? If the ballast battery has nothing connected to its leads, then it's not a source of electrical energy for the ROBOT.
Of course, there are safety issues to be addressed, and I think there are better ways of adding ballast to a robot. But, I can't resist a good debate.  I'm just saying I don't think the battery as ballast is inherently illegal. |
That is why I didn't quote R34, it is debatable if the battery is not being used as an energy source. I think for safety's sake it should not be legal, and if you were to ask it on Q & A they would probably rule against you using it as a counter-weight.