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Originally Posted by Eric O
The GDC has clarified a bit...I think. While I think this individual response is fairly clear, it definitely contradicts some of the other Q&A posts on this topic.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=12033
So, I looks like any KOP or COTS item in "out of the box" condition are the only things not counted. This "out of the box" condition is new to me, as Fabricated to me is different than wear and specifying "out of the box" to me excludes both fabrication and wear.
The Good: From this post I would include the cRio as not included as long as you bring it in it’s out of the box form. (Nothing else attached)
The Bad: Nothing is all that bad. We get to bring in 40lbs of stuff made at any time.
The Ugly: No matter when you wired them, any motor with leads/connectors that you bring to the event is counted toward your 40lbs. I know that some teams would normally bring a lot of spare motors. They must understand that this now counts toward their 40lbs.
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I admit it, I'm the least technical person in the room. My usual role is to try to point the way to where to find the information and to translate enough so someone like me can start to understand what the questions are.
But what has me confused is why all this confusion, clarification and debate is going on as recently as today. Those crates are gone. It's a done deal. So some decisions have already been made, intentionally, or unintentionally, about a rule that it appears is still trying to be explained.
I get heartburn when veteran mentors whom I respect are still trying to figure out what the rules are.
And the regional organizers are still awaiting the official marching orders on exactly how and whom is supposed to monitor <R36> once the teams enter the venue. Or not.