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Originally Posted by FrankJ
But you also have spares for competition. Keeping in mind the weight restriction for spare at competition.
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Originally Posted by FRC Manual 2013
R21
Teams may bring a maximum of 30 lbs of FABRICATED ITEMS to each event to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT.
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As the rule states, FABRICATED items are limited to 30lbs. This does NOT include unmodified COTS items. Spare motors, sprockets, bolts, nuts, wheels (depends), pistons, brass fittings, air tanks, motor controllers, bearings, pulleys, belts (probably not chain), etc. are NOT included in that 30lbs. Also, for the record,
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Originally Posted by FRC Manual 2013
The OPERATOR CONSOLE, BUMPERS, and any ROBOT battery assemblies are exempt from this limit.
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So, theoretically, while a spare entire drive-train may weigh 40lbs, since it is possible to separate the system into 2 piles, COTS and FABRICATED, and it may be obvious that one could remove enough unmodified COTS items from the assemblies to reduce the assembly to <30lbs, you should be allowed to take it in.