Can we use last years gearboxes?

[Plepel]

We want to use the banebots 12:1 gearbox that we got in the 2007 season.

Is this allowed?

[Zyik]

Did you use them on your robot last year?

[GaryVoshol]

Search the Q&A for "Banebots" and you will find your answer spelled out quite clearly.

[Plepel]

I dont really know where that is. Could you link to it please?

And yes, we did use it last year, but it is completely unmodified.

[psyco_klown]

You can not use them because banebots doesnt sell them anymore so they are no longer a cots item. banebots sells the redesigned version of last years.

[vivek16]

Originally Posted by psyco_klown

You can not use them because banebots doesnt sell them anymore so they are no longer a cots item. banebots sells the redesigned version of last years.

the Q&A said that all revisions of the planetary gearboxes were fair game.

in other words, yes you can use them.

"The Banebots gearboxes are a special case. The new version of the gearbox includes required quality improvements, however the fundamental functionality remains unchanged."

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread...bots+gearboxes

[GaryVoshol]

Go to the FIRST website and follow

Already Involved > FRC > Documents and Updates > Competition Manual and Related Documents > 2008 Question & Answer System

Every team should be familiar with this section of the website. If you're not looking at the rules and rule updates, you could be in for some unpleasant surprises at the competitions.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by psyco_klown

You can not use them because banebots doesnt sell them anymore so they are no longer a cots item. banebots sells the redesigned version of last years.

that is wrong information...

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8559

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by Zyik

Did you use them on your robot last year?

As long as they are unmodified, wouldn't they still be legal even if they were used based on R36?