[EricH]

Originally Posted by Bruceb

What I am thinking about doing is adding a circuit to bypass the spike(driving a window motor) with a switch on the chassis to power the motor in either direction manually to change the configuration at match end. Is there anything wrong with this thought?
Bruce

I can't find anything against it specifically in the manual, save maybe <R62>. I'm thinking it probably won't pass inspection, due to motors having to be wired to a Spike or Victor. However, this should probably be asked in Q&A.

Is the part that you are powering with the window motor going to affect your ability to remove the robot safely? If not, I wouldn't bother. I know of at least one case where a robot had to be returned to the pits in an extra-wide configuration due to design (and window motors), but it wasn't wide enough to cause an issue.

Edit: I found something against it while I was looking for something else:

<R53> Custom circuits shall NOT directly alter the power pathways between the battery, fuse blocks, speed controllers, relays, motors, or other elements of the robot control system (including the power pathways to other sensors or circuits). Custom high impedance voltage
monitoring or low impedance current monitoring circuitry connected to the ROBOT’S electrical system is acceptable, because the effect on the ROBOT outputs should be inconsequential.

As I read it, you are putting a custom circuit onboard that goes around a speed controller. Not legal.