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Originally Posted by marccenter
Is the BEI gyro really illegal to use? I am a rookie engineer this year and see that Kevin Watson has included configuration for it in his navigation code. Our team coach handed me the sensor, from last year's kit, and I have begun wiring it in. IF illegal, why? I saw that the BEI gyro can be purchased on the web. Wouldn't a team just
count it's price in the electronics price of it's parts or is there some rule about past electronics parts. It seems awfully silly to have to not be able to reuse last year's electronic parts.
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No one seems to know what dollar amount to assign to the BEI gyro. I fired-off an e-mail to the FIRST engineering staff seeking clarification, but haven't gotten a reply (I suspect they're kinda busy <grin>).
-Kevin