What Q&A post did the original ruling come from? I was looking through the consolidated Q&A, and voila:
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Withholding Allowance - Batteries
Posted by FRC178 at 02/16/2009 08:45:29 pm
The withholding allowance allows:
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"Teams may bring a maximum of 40 pounds of custom FABRICATED ITEMS (SPARE PARTS, REPLACEMENT PARTS, and UPGRADE PARTS, plus all WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE items) to each competition event to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT at the competition site."
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Since batteries are not FABRICATED ITEMS, can we bring 40 lbs of FABRICATED ITEMS and spare batteries to the competition?
Basically, is the weight of batteries (if we choose to bring them with us instead of shipping them) included in the 40 lbs of the Withholding Allowance?
Re: Withholding Allowance - Batteries
Posted by GDC at 02/17/2009 10:16:40 pm
Additional batteries do not need to be considered part of the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE.
You may bring as many spare batteries as you like to the competition events, as long as they
are in compliance with Rule <R38>.
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Thing is, it does not specify what "in compliance with Rule <R38>" means, but it is a start.
Edit: Ok, here is what I get for not looking through the rules. <R38> is the rule that specifies the type of battery that may be used, not anything about the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE. Therefore, it seems, unless the Q&A mentioned at the beginning of the thread was made after this post, unlimited batteries can be brought to competitions.