[Joe Johnson]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

I understand the wording of the rule, but can someone tell me the rationale of it? If it's a safety issue, I just don't see how grinding the threads off the piston affects the safety of the piston in this application.

This is all well plowed ground. FIRST is adamant about these types of rules. They view them as major safety concerns. You can argue till you're blue in the face, but it will not get your robot past inspection.

My advice. Save yourself the trouble. Plan on making the changes to your robot necessary to allow you to use mod free cylinders.


Joe J.