14-04-2002, 02:34
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DC Robotics
 FRC #2914 (Tiger Pride) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Rookie Year: 1999
Location: DC
Posts: 3,522
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Re: Maybe 192 has a bigger dilemma
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Originally posted by Natchez
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From Page 2 of Team Update 6
In order to better allow teams to replace robot components that fail or do not work well at
competition events, FIRST has decided to alter it's policy regarding fabrication of parts when the
robot is out of team hands.
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I interpret this rule to mean that the post-regional construction time is for repairs and improvements to preexisting components. Although I have heard too many times to count things similar to 'Wait until Nationals, we'll have a __________ (you fill in the "new" feature)', in my humble opinion, you have to construct your tape measure extension in the pits on Thursday morning at Nationals and not use the one that was constructed under the post-regional construction rule. With this said, I may be totally wrong because your new tape measure may just be an improvement of your present mechanism (this is something for you to decide). Please, please, don't take this as a knock against 192 ... I am simply giving my interpretation of the rule. AND please, please, please, don't start flaming me if you are a team that has added that new feature you saw at a regional and are feeling a little bit guilty now.
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Good luck with your dilemma(s) & take care,
Lucien
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I share this interpretation of the intent of ruling. Nothing else to add myself.
Wetzel
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Alexander Hamilton
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