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Originally Posted by SprocketGuy
Does anyone know if it's possible to mount the flag holder at a 45 degree angle. The mount would stay within the allowed dimensions but the flag would stick out the back. This is the only way our team can see mounting the flag without hitting it every launch we make.
Or, are you allowed to put the flag on a spring mount that will bounce out of the way on impact and return to it's rest position?
Thoughts?
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Originally Posted by <R17>
The flag holder must be permanently mounted to the ROBOT such that when the ROBOT is in any PLAYING CONFIGURATION and the FLAG is in the flag holder, the FLAG is approximately vertical and the top of the FLAG is 75 inches above the floor.
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Mounting at an angle doesn't sound legit. The question is what "permanently" is supposed to mean. The picture next to <R17> refers to it as a "hard mount", but that text doesn't actually appear in the rule. 1114 had a flag holder that was able to move last year, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it would pass muster this year.