25-01-2007, 22:30
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VEX Robotics GDC Chairman
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Rookie Year: 1998
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,346
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Re: Important Q/A forum responses
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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
About the operator console:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=1800
So.... everyone's doing all their cost accounting for those bump-plated, ground effect lighting festooned operator interfaces with four $50 joysticks plugged into the $130 USB chicklets, right? |
Take a look at <R51> (bolding added for emphasis)
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Originally Posted by Manual Section 8
<R51>
The total cost of all non-Kit Of Parts items must not exceed $3,500.00 USD. No individual item shall have a value of over $400.00. The total cost of components purchased in bulkmay exceed $400.00 USD as long as the cost of an individual component does not exceed $400.00. The following items are EXCLUDED from the total cost calculation:
- The cost of any non-functional decorations
- The cost of individual fasteners, adhesives, or lubricants, unless any one component exceeds $1.00
- The costs of SPARE PARTS. A SPARE PART used as a direct replacement for a failed or defective ROBOT part (either Kit part or non-Kit part) that has already been included in the cost accounting is covered by the accounting for the original part - All costs for the construction of the OPERATOR CONSOLE
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Last edited by Karthik : 25-01-2007 at 22:32.
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