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Originally Posted by Alpha Beta
We do not know the rules for 2014, so I'll ask this question in reference to last year. Would the PTO gear box from WCP have been legal in 2013? The gear box without pneumatic cylinders is around $350. With both cylinders it's $430-ish. You can purchase the gear box without them, but it won't function. Of course the same is true for motors and pinions. If you purchased the full assembly with pneumatics, motors and pinions for just over $525 would it have been legal?
PS. If FIRST had a goal of more teams doing their own design work they could lower the $400 limit. If they wanted to lessen the amount of design work they could raise it instead.
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Alpha Beta,
Good question. Of course -- we cannot comment on 2014 legality, but I appreciate your question was asked in reference to the 2013 rules:
The PTO shaft and associated components (VersaDog, etc) are easy to use by themselves without purchase of the entire WCD Dual Speed Gearbox. These items are sold as part of the 217-3636 kit for $74.99:
http://www.wcproducts.net/wcp-shifter-components/
Based on our interpretation of the 2013 rules, we believe these would have been legal for use last season, if they were around then.
-John