[ShadowKnight]

I phrased my previous post somewhat badly, and for that I apologize. We followed the rules as we read them. Dean said that this year we're to use common sense in order to interpret the rules, following the spirit and not so much the letter of the law. It was asked in the Q and A if we could do what we did and it was confirmed at that time that we could re-solder the wires on. I will ask again and if we were in error, I will personally fork over the money to purchase new drill motors and will personally re-install them. However, I still do not believe that we were in error and that we are following the rules as designated by FIRST.

On a side note, I did not intend to indicate in anyway that it's ok to re-solder the drill motors simply because inspectors would have a hard time telling the difference and would probably pass by inspection. Doing such an act would violate the spirit of FIRST and would be wrong.