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Re: Inspection Stories

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Originally Posted by Bob Steele View Post
I agree with you.... As inspectors we are tasked with using the inspection sheet and determining a satisfactory inspection. As an inspector I feel that something not on the sheet "might" be brought up to the LRI but unless it seems that some unfair advantage is gained, I would comment to FIRST and let them make a change to the inspection sheet.
You're tasked with making sure robots are safe and legal, per the robot rules. I know not all our inspectors read the Robot Rules, but the inspection checklist is not a comprehensive document. Highlights of rules missing from last year's checklist:
The entire fabrication schedule. Which you need to address if someone mentions "This is last year's frame" etc.
R17 - Lubrication is for robots, not fields.
R37(!!) - Circuits must be wired to the PDP wagos, NOT the M6 terminals.
R42 - RoboRIO only must be wired to the dedicated roboRIO supply terminals.
R50 - connectors must have appropriate current ratings
R83 - pneumatic components allowed on the high pressure side.
R96 - operator consoles should not be unsafe. And boy was that a popular one last year.

I would fail teams for violating several of those items, personally. No maybe talk to the LRI about it.

So yeah. The inspection checklist is guideline of the most common items, but it's not comprehensive, or we'd just hand inspectors a mildly condensed version of the robot rules as a checklist instead.
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