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Re: blog; Motor Controller Options for 2015

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Originally Posted by magnets View Post
"Trimming or stripping wires on speed controllers or motors is not considered a modification for the purposes of G-(??)" takes under a minute to write, and helps everybody.
This should be expanded to pneumatics such as solenoid wires and compressors as well.

In general I think the reuse clause of the rules needs to be rewritten. I have had teams claim to me that if they cut off a section of 4'x8' polycarb in one season they couldn't use any of the rest of that sheet in another season. In my mind that is clearly not the case. The rest of the sheet is not in it's final configuration to go on the robot and is completely legal raw stock material to be cut and used on their robot. However the rule is still confusing teams and we should strive to have as clear rules as possible.
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