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Re: Gearbox selection

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
They are a current COTS item, not custom made for FRC. Thus, <R32-B> does not apply.
They may be a current item available at BaneBots, but on the site it says that:

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We recently found a few boxes of these - take advantage of our find with a great low closeout price.
In the definition of vendor, FIRST requires:

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The VENDOR makes their products available to all FIRST Robotics Competition teams. VENDORS must not limit supply or make a product available to just a limited number of FIRST Robotics Competition teams.
Since BaneBots has a presumably low number of boxes available, I do not think they would be considered a legitimate vendor for this product. No offence intended to BaneBots of course. This does not reflect on the quality of the product, but the availability.
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