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Unread 27-03-2006, 22:49
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On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Glendale, CA
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Re: Concerning Whistleblowing

At SoCal I was an inspector. I saw a team using the plastic gearbox parts from the 2003 (and 2004?) kit of parts. These parts were custom made for FIRST back then, were not manufactured by the team during the build season, and were not COTS parts available to everyone by a legitamate vendor. I didn't inspect this particular robot but I saw it while passing by. I didn't call them on it because it would have ruined their whole shooter if they had to remove those pieces. It wasn't giving them any unfair advantage or presenting any unsafe condition. While the the rules should be followed strictly, I believed that the team would leave the event with a more positive attitude and the spectators and alliance partners would have a more positive experience seeing this robot shoot rather than see it aimlessly drive around. I don't want to scrap anybody's mechanism that they've worked hard for. Team pay good money to have a good time at that event and I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that. So, in this situation, I kept my mouth shut. But there was one team running Fisher Price motors on 20 gauge wire, and another team with 5 small CIMs, and I couldn't let that slide.
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Teacher/Engineer/Machinist - Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2011 - Present
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Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004