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Re: Aiming lamps

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Originally Posted by Rosiebotboss View Post
Your friendly neighborhood LRI chiming in here, while aiming lamps are legal, if in the opinion of the inspectors*, your lamp is too bright or aimed in such a way as to interfere or potentially interfere with the vision of the opposing alliance drivers or with their vision processing systems, you will be asked to modify it, lessen it's intensity and/or the aiming point.

*If it hits me in the eyes and I see spots for even a few seconds, it's too bright!
Some teams, like 2771 Code Red, use it to aim below the wall of the driver's station so there isn't a chance to hit the driver's. We have potential to shine in the driver's eyes since it's mounted on our arm but the arm is only up while driving over defenses or shooting.
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