[MrBasse]

I get all that, but I would like to see R53 apply to just playing the game not overall. I know you will disagree with that and say it is against the rules, and I am totally aware that it is. Hopefully next time you can use a little less attitude... I said in my own post that manual controls were against the rules (per R54 and as you pointed out R53) I just don't agree with the rules.

I would like to point out that I have never been to an event where you aren't quickly shuffled off the field and out the door to the pits. Our rookie year we had an arm that had to be tethered to pass though a door that we were not allowed to retract at both of our district events. We ended up having to tip the robot on the cart to keep the event staff happy. To get around a very unsafe forced method, a limit switch by the relay made the arm retract. Nobody said a thing, but I now know it was illegal.

In response to the separate battery and switch idea, check R31.