Kim -
You need to read each question/answer carefully and take care to not insert assumptions about information that is not there.
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Originally Posted by Kims Robot
Now Im confused:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=12029
So batteries (even with soldered, crimped, attached, etc electrical leads on them) are considered COTS/Non-Fabricated, but spare motors with soldered wires (often used to help the poor rookie team who didnt know they could burn out a motor) are FABRICATED??
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The referenced question asked specifically about spare batteries. It did not say anything about batteries plus leads plus connectors. There is no contradiction here (and before anyone starts yelling "hey, all batteries are used with leads and connectors, so of course that was implied!" remember that all batteries should be shipped without the leads/connectors installed; so the answer does not make any assumptions about what was implied - only what was asked).
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It seems to me (like Eric O'Brien stated) that "fabricated" is now being much more loosely interpreted than I expected... I didnt think that scratching the cover of a motor, or using sharpie on it would make it a fabricated item...
And then changing the pinion gear does not make it a Fabricated Item??
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=11950
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Again, be careful to read the question/answer carefully. It discussed both a potential change to a motor, and the legality of a COTS transmission. Don't confuse the two. I don't see any place in the answer that indicates a motor with a changed pinion would not be considered a fabricated item.
-dave
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