[sanddrag]

FIRST has had some strange electrical parts and rules over the years. They are good in that they keep teams without much know-how from getting into a dangerous situation, but they are so restrictive that they keep people who know how to build a good electrical system from doing so. FIRST, I ask you this: Why is it that we can be buy carbon fiber box tubing or have custom 689 tooth 37.8 pitch gears (if you could make a drawing for such a thing)wire-EDMed from Titanium, but we cannot use our own preference of simple battery lugs and connectors? And ones that are BETTER than what's in the kit? Why? Why? Why? Let the teams who know how to do good work do good work.

I know the weight limit does not include the batter half of the connector, cable, lugs, and we are trying to keep the weight even but does anyone really care if your opponent's robot has 6 oz. more normal force on it from a different battery cable/lug/connector?