Banebot transmission no longer COTS?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by ZZII 527

And while I agree with the argument that teams depending on the 256:1 may now be at a disadvantage, what about teams that have already implemented one? If it suddenly becomes illegal, they will be at a significant disadvantage. And the fact that BaneBots is an official FIRST supplier leads me to believe that these teams were justified in assuming that the gearboxes would remain COTS items. (Sort of like ordering wheels from Skyway. If they ran out of a particular type of wheel mid-season because it happened to be perfect for the game this year, I doubt it would be made illegal.)

Exactly. My team is depending on three of them. We already have our motor mounts machined and they would have to be completely remade to accommodate another type of gearbox. We can't put more sprocket reduction because we already have the minimum input and the maximum output.

If these were suddenly declared illegal, our team would be set back a good deal and probably wouldn't be able to finish in time or ship as it would hold up the rest of assembly.