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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
I don't agree with inspectors not taking a team's word for it.
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We do take the teams' word on a lot of things; there's no way to inspect every part of each robot and everything in each pit in a reasonable amount of time. We take everyone's word that they didn't start working before build season, that they bagged their robot on time, etc. Part of the inspection form is a signature by both the team captain and a coach stating that they followed the rules; we even take their word that they didn't lie when signing. On all of those things I think the vast, vast, majority of FRC teams tell the truth.
However, we don't take the teams' word for a number of things. That's why spec sheets for non-standard parts are required, for example. Ask in the Q&A; maybe non-standard battery chargers fall into that category.
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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
If that's the case, why are you allowing chargers that go up to 6 Amps? If we're adhering strictly to the rules (and FIRST has a tendancy to do that), we shouldn't be charging at 6 Amps either.
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Good question; I don't know. I do know what I've been told to look for, though. LRIs, while not infallible, do have a lot of room to use their discretion -- or not.