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Official Q&A: VEXU 2020-2021: Change Up
650: Follow up to question 611
Hello, I wanted to make ask for clarification regarding this QnA: Q611 Here, it is asked whether making a custom motor cap to reduce the profile of the motor is legal, as shown here: image The response says yes, this is legal, and includes this caveat: “The primary motor case, internal components, etc are still considered "electronics" under R23, and may not be modified.” The main question I have here is this: does the other cap of the motor, opposite the one which was explicitly ruled legal to replace, included in this list of things which cannot be replaced? Or is replacing this cap also allowed in the same way that replacing the bottom one is. To ensure there is no confusion regarding this question, here is an example of what I am asking about: image In summary, would this motor be legal in VexU?
No, this would not be legal.
The V5 Smart Motor was designed with removable / replaceable Smart Motor Caps and external gear cartridges in mind. Further modification to the primary motor case or internal components could cause unintended behavior, and would probably violate your VEX Robotics warranty (in addition to being a violation of rule R23).