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Originally Posted by Travis Covington
....... all of the requirements for the spike, RC, pressure switch, OI, etc seem redundant.
..... it all just seems a little overkill to me. The spirit of the rule is to maintain safety. I don't see how all of the other systems really help that much.....
This all is very reminiscent of the battery terminals that were being enforced last year... we're becoming lawyers again.
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I want to be as diplomatic as I can when I say this ........
I sincerely hope that no one expects an inspector to allow a team to break a rule because they, in their humble opinion, think the rule is "overkill" or "redundent". It is our job as inspectors to apply all rules to each robot to the best of our ability. We don't make the rules, we just expect you follow them. Let me go on the record as one of the 4 lead inspectors: If you break a rule, you must fix the violation or you will not pass inspection.
Something I hear all of the time is 'but our robot passed inspection at <insert regional name here>". Please keep in mind that we (the inspectors) have no idea what you have done to your machines after inspections at the regionals nor are we inclined to believe that no one made inspection mistakes. You should expect that inspections at the championship will be tougher. The folks that volunteer for inspecting at the championship are generally more experienced.
Please follow
ALL RULES . If your not sure about something, ask the lead inspector for your division early Thursday. This way, if there is a problem, you'll have time to correct it.
Stay cool ...... Have fun .......
