Tetrix Switch not allowed?

[ChrisH]

One of the Minbot inspectors at LA asked me how much a switch had to weight before it stopped being a "light" switch and started being a "heavy" switch. He then pointed to a very small (and obviously light) switch being used on a minibot.

Ahhh the multi-valued use of words in English, so handy at times

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

One of the Minbot inspectors at LA asked me how much a switch had to weight before it stopped being a "light" switch and started being a "heavy" switch. He then pointed to a very small (and obviously light) switch being used on a minibot.

Ahhh the multi-valued use of words in English, so handy at times

Chris,

You have made my evening... I can go to bed with a smile on my face... Thanks.

Mike

[MikeE]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

One of the Minbot inspectors at LA asked me how much a switch had to weight before it stopped being a "light" switch and started being a "heavy" switch. He then pointed to a very small (and obviously light) switch being used on a minibot.

Congratulations to the inspector on having a very dry sense of humor.
(I hope!)

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Just to keep this thread grounded, the initial limit on switches was an attempt to involve FTC and FLL teams in minibot construction. The idea was to make it easy for them to build a minibot and bring it for your use.

[Dave McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Just to keep this thread grounded, the initial limit on switches was an attempt to involve FTC and FLL teams in minibot construction. The idea was to make it easy for them to build a minibot and bring it for your use.

While I agree with you Al, I begin to wonder once again why this was a goal that FIRST as a whole possessed to begin with. Aside from funding, if I were on an FTC or FLL team and had the desire to partake in FRC I would do so. I do not see the need to force one down the throat of the other.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Dave,
It is my impression it was meant to be a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of First.