Thread: Gas Shock Legality?
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Re: Gas Shock Legality?
In order to get clarification on the rules, I have asked our team contact to post this question on the Q&A"

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"According to <R72> I: For the purposes of the FIRST competition, closed-loop COTS pneumatic (gas) shocks are not considered pneumatic devices, and are not subject to the pneumatic rules (although they must still satisfy all other appropriate rules). Gas shocks (struts, springs, dampers etc) are not considered pneumatic devices.

This rule would seem to imply that they are legal for FIRST use.

However, this Q&A answer :

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread...ighlight=shock

Would eliminate any shock or strut that contains oil.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no gas strut or spring available that does not contain oil.

This Q&A answer refers only to <R72>I, so would seem to be implying that the GDC approves the use of these devices.

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread...ighlight=shock


Can you please clarify weather gas springs will be allowed, even though they contain oil, or they are not legal for use unless it can be proven they contain no oil."
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