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Re: [Poll] Does your launcher use "armed" indicators?

I previously posted something similar to this in another thread.

Why not allow launchers to add a second backup battery, pressure switch and a flashing red light, strobes, LEDS or whatever on a completely independent circut? The current rules do not allow this. Is there any chance the GDC would consider permitting this? This way there will be an obvious warning that the launcher is armed regardless of the state of the robot controller. It will be hard to place a warning flag or whatever on a robot immediately after a match during field reset. While we plan to release the energy before the end of a match, I am certain that there will be times when we or another launcher do not. It would also be good for testing and for the teams that need to preload their launchers prior to the begining of a match.
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