[roboticsguy1988]

It makes it more real to life in a way. I mean you never know you could be forced to do something like this in an engineering job. While there may be better methods of doing it, you have to use the more complex method.

Besides this way gives new students a good challenge.

One thing i have always thought is FIRST needs to come up with ways for students to actually start learning stuff about electronics and not just a 12 volt system. The 7.2 volt charger is a good example of this, however they limited it to IFI's design, but for good reasons i suppose. Its just i think students need to start learning some of that stuff... ohms law, how to tell what size resistor you have, what kind fo circuitry you need to make to get this effect, etc.