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Re: clarification of rule <R44> on the "The Robot" section

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Originally Posted by Cascade View Post
Agree with Mike and Al. Having the board easily accessible is to your advantage, as well. You never know when you will need to check the board, breakers, or tighten something. Always good to be able to get to all your electrical components easily and quickly. Wires connected to Victors is another place you will want easy, good access to.

No doubt the need to do this will occur two minutes before the final match for the Regional Championship, as Mr. Murphy would say.
+1 to everything said here. And speaking of Mr. Murphy..

Murphy reared his ugly head when when our CRIO died in the first quarterfinals match at the San Diego Regional this year. Easy access and unobstructed placement allowed us to replace it in under 2 minites. Flashing the new one on the other hand... A different matter entirely.
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