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Re: Legal Counterweights
The rule is
R31
The only legal source of electrical energy for the ROBOT during the competition, the ROBOT battery, is one of the following approved 12VDC non-spillable lead acid batteries:
And
R35
The one ROBOT battery, the one main 120-amp (120A) circuit breaker...
Emphasis mine.
One and only one please. As to counter weight for your trebuchet, by definition that would add significant electrical loss through the long #6 or larger wire. If you were to mount the 120 amp circuit breaker on the robot, then a significant length of wire would be unprotected should a short occur. While this is not specifically addressed in the rules, it is bad electrical practice to do so.
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