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Originally Posted by dtengineering
It would be great if FIRST would provide some guidance on this issue so that there is a uniform standard (as much as possible) at all competitions.
Jason
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I am going to agree with this whole-heartedly. Last year, there were very very few guards that I saw around any shooter wheels. We ran ours at 4,000 rpm, not much different that what we're running this year.
Yet this year (per the first post), some inspectors are enforcing that they must be guarded.
I understand full well the difficulty FIRST faces in attempting to write rules. However, in this case, we have polar opposites going on at regional competitions. That's confusing, and for a robot who is right on the edge weight wise can be extremely distressing. Please FIRST, put out a rules update stating that the outside of all shooter wheels must be covered. Bite the bullet and let everyone know now so they can plan.