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Re: The "What the!?!?!" Rule Thread

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Originally Posted by Xufer View Post
RULE <R46> The last line says "Electric Solenoid actuators are prohibited from use" to that I say WHAT THE !?!?! its another added annoyance to overcome this year, its not a big deal but solenoids where always a nice component to fall back on... not this year! I'd imagine it s for safety reasons because I always foresaw an issue with a solenoid over heating and burning a person who did not know it was hot.
This rule has existed since at least 2004 (though I would guess it's been around forever). I think it's probably more of an issue for maintaining equal maximum power between teams, rather than a safety issue.
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