Magnetic Sensor on Pistons(help)

[Monkayyyyy]

Can u even use the actuater from last year's kit?

[kmcclary]

Originally Posted by Monkayyyyy

Can u even use the actuater from last year's kit?

Check the 2007 rules to verify this, but in the past as long as the cylinder is legitimate for this year's contest, it doesn't matter when you bought it.

The main areas to verify though are:

1) Is it still "unmodified"? (In the past, you couldn't modify cylinders - have you done anything to it?)

2) Is it a legitimate cylinder for this year's contest? (IOW, is it still on the "coupon" in the 2007 Pneumatics Manual? Normally, the only cylinders allowed at all are ones that match the coupon's options.)

3) Does it conform to the FIRST part usage flowchart? (If it is on the coupon, then the answer should be "yes", but check anyway. In the past there has been contradictory data between the Pneumatics Manual and the build rules. I see that this year's 2007 Pneumatics Manual has "disclaimers" on each page, stating that "the contest rules take precidence" over it..)

4) Does using it still keep you within your "max number of cylinders allowed" limit? (You're normally given three FREE ones by the coupon, but the TOTAL number of cylinders allowed vary from year to year. See the rules for the decision on this year's game. I believe we're NOT limited in total cylinders this year...)

If you can answer "Yes" to all four questions, then you should be OK.

I hope this helps!

- Keith