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Re: Controller board lighting system
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Originally Posted by Blair Frank View Post
From what I've read, power sources separate from the DS are not allowed in this year's competition. Correct me if I'm wrong, but running cathodes off of a vex battery would appear to be against the rules.
Can you point to a particular rule that would prohibit that?

There are several rules the prohibit items powered by external sources from being connected to particular ports on the Driver Station. Perhaps you are confusing items covered by those rules with all elements of the operators console?

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