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Originally Posted by donkehote
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Again, im saying that it should be left to the Q&A, and that lawyering rules to this point isnt what FIRST is about, and as I said in my first post in this thread
The tape that many many teams had used for years to fabricate clean tidy bumpers was technically illegal, almost impossible to detect, and spawned a long thread on chief, only to be explicitly allowed by first. Why people keep dragging up the ridiculous argument against thermal paste (replace thermal paste with tape and your back in last years thread) is beyond me, just let the Q&A make the final call.
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Properly applied, the thermal paste will not be visible to the inspector so it shouldn't come up for discussion. If it does come up & in the inspector's judgement against the rules, it is easily removed. Unlike the thermal paste that is likely on the inside of the motor controller. Please note: I am not suggesting that anybody cheat. Hiding something from the inspector does not make it legal.
Remember it was response to a Q&A question that got bumper tape banned in the First place. After considered discussion, they wisely amended their position. Silliness abounds on all sides.
