Rookie Electrical Questions

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

So that no one will be confused...
The no duct tape rule comes from on high and is not part of the robot rules. It is a well known and long held belief that Dean does not want duct tape to appear on FIRST robots. Other adhesive backed materials will be evaluated per the rules by your inspectors.

Sorry to contradict Al, but this one needs to be emphasized: the ONLY official rules are the ones published by FIRST. There are no "secret" or "hidden" rules. If it does not say it in the manual, it isn't a rule. The idea that "you can't have duct tape anywhere on the robot because Dean doesn't like it, and that is all the justification we need" is an urban legend that needs to be killed immediately. If inspectors are enforcing this legend, then they need to be - politely and respectfully - informed that they are in error and their belief in the "rule" is incorrect.

-dave