Answered: Teflon Tape for Robot Chaffing

[Flickerfish]

Would using a small amount of teflon tape as a lubricant to prevent chaffing on a lift be legal? It would only be used on internal, metal to metal contact.
In this specific case it would be used as a “non-aerosol based grease or lubricating compound”.

There is a contradiction since teflon is a lubricant.

<R7.g.iii> Teflon tape solely for the purposes of preventing leaks may be used on the threaded
portions of pneumatic fittings.

<R7.e> Any non-aerosol based grease or lubricating compound, when used in extreme moderation
on surfaces and locations that do NOT come into contact with the playing field walls, foam
field surface, game objects, or other robots.

[VEX_GDC]

Thank you for quoting the relevant rules from the manual. No, this would not be legal. Teflon tape is not considered a grease or lubricating compound; its only legal application is covered by R7g part iii.