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Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 21:33

Brand New Electrical People Make this
 
Hello I am from 2869,

Basically last year our electrical guy graduated and when on to M.I.T. We were all very happy for him but it meant we had only one electrical person. The issue is she does not have much free time and only came once maybe twice a week for a few hours. SO me and My friend who's dad is an electrician decided to learn. I had no experience and he had a little but no FRC experience. Basically we learned everything from online in one day. Neither of our mentors know electrical so we were really on our own. So I proudly present what we did. We still have to shorten the Network cable and connect the light and two cameras but that's for final robot assembly. All constructive criticism will be taken but I am still really proud.
http://postimg.org/image/u8divpdq7/ (Not Sure If the Picture Posting Worked)

Ben Wolsieffer 07-02-2015 21:39

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It looks nice: its neater than ours and I've been doing ours for three years. The one comment I have is that you need to make sure that your main breaker is easily accessible when you mount your board on the robot.

Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 21:40

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Originally Posted by lopsided98 (Post 1440018)
It looks nice: its neater than ours and I've been doing ours for three years. The one comment I have is that you need to make sure that your main breaker is easily accessible when you mount your board on the robot.

Do you think having it right there is ok? The electrical is all completely exposed on the back of the robot countering some of the weight of the fork.

Ben Wolsieffer 07-02-2015 21:41

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky (Post 1440019)
Do you think having it right there is ok? The electrical is all completely exposed on the back of the robot countering some of the weight of the fork.

Yeah, its fine as long as the board is easily accessible.

Ky0t3 07-02-2015 21:43

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I'd say y'all did pretty good from the looks of it! Just make sure that the main breaker is always easily accessible from the outside of the bot!

Thromgord 07-02-2015 21:46

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky (Post 1440019)
Do you think having it right there is ok? The electrical is all completely exposed on the back of the robot countering some of the weight of the fork.

Your board may need a bit of shielding from above and from the sides (wouldn't want an errant tote or bin falling on this fine piece of work). I think that the main breaker is in a reasonably good location, it shouldn't be too hard to turn the robot off if it starts driving off as fast as it can possibly go ("I don't like your team anymore, and I'm moving to Team 254... and there's NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME!" It's happened before.) If this happens again and again, I would recommend placing the robot in a cage. A Faraday cage would work fine for this.

All joking aside, excellent electrical board! Nice job. I hope you feel very proud.

Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 21:54

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Originally Posted by Thromgord (Post 1440027)
Your board may need a bit of shielding from above and from the sides (wouldn't want an errant tote or bin falling on this fine piece of work). I think that the main breaker is in a reasonably good location, it shouldn't be too hard to turn the robot off if it starts driving off as fast as it can possibly go ("I don't like your team anymore, and I'm moving to Team 254... and there's NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME!" It's happened before.) If this happens again and again, I would recommend placing the robot in a cage. A Faraday cage would work fine for this.

All joking aside, excellent electrical board! Nice job. I hope you feel very proud.

I think 254 would be too embarrassed to take in our robot even as their 2,000th foster bot. However we are still quite proud of it....Now lets hope we finish it in time. Again all joking aside Ill bend a piece of lexan in the same shape tomorrow and put in over everything. Then Ill hinge it so its still easy to access. I think that will add enough protection while still not being too intrusive. Thanks for the input.

Cecil 07-02-2015 21:55

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Looks good!

I have a few suggestions. Please make sure you insulate the copper terminals coming from the main breaker. You don't want an errant falling tool to short out your nice control board!

Also, make sure the two fuses for your RoboRIO and VRM are seated fully (you shouldn't be able to see any metal on them. You don't want them bouncing out and shutting down your robot in the middle of the match.

Also, forgive me for not being able to see (the picture is just a bit too small to tell) but where is your radio plugged into? I see wires coming out of the 5v 2a port of the voltage regulator module, but they don't seem to match the colors on the radio plug. If it's crimped somewhere in between, ignore this one and carry on!

Other than that, it looks good!

Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 22:05

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Originally Posted by Cecil (Post 1440033)
Looks good!

I have a few suggestions. Please make sure you insulate the copper terminals coming from the main breaker. You don't want an errant falling tool to short out your nice control board!

Also, make sure the two fuses for your RoboRIO and VRM are seated fully (you shouldn't be able to see any metal on them. You don't want them bouncing out and shutting down your robot in the middle of the match.

Also, forgive me for not being able to see (the picture is just a bit too small to tell) but where is your radio plugged into? I see wires coming out of the 5v 2a port of the voltage regulator module, but they don't seem to match the colors on the radio plug. If it's crimped somewhere in between, ignore this one and carry on!

Other than that, it looks good!

Thanks for the suggestions I am really glad to hear some! Ok so as for the fuses your completely right I didnt even notice that. And as for the radio power it is heatshrinked to a new cable. As for the battery terminals how should we insulate it(Sorry for being a noob) but I have no Idea what works. Thanks again!

Ben Wolsieffer 07-02-2015 22:08

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Another thing I noticed, is that you might want to change out the connectors on the breaker to crimp ones. The ones you are using are legal, but they have a tendency to vibrate loose over time.

Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 22:09

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Originally Posted by lopsided98 (Post 1440044)
Another thing I noticed, is that you might want to change out the connectors on the breaker to crimp ones. The ones you are using are legal, but they have a tendency to vibrate loose over time.

Ill check to see on monday if we have any big enough.

Ben Wolsieffer 07-02-2015 22:11

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky (Post 1440045)
Ill check to see on monday if we have any big enough.

I think we received some in the KOP.

Cecil 07-02-2015 22:21

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky (Post 1440042)
Thanks for the suggestions I am really glad to hear some! Ok so as for the fuses your completely right I didnt even notice that. And as for the radio power it is heatshrinked to a new cable. As for the battery terminals how should we insulate it(Sorry for being a noob) but I have no Idea what works. Thanks again!

Heat shrink or electrical tape are the easiest ways to insulate them. I think the heat shrink that came in the kit is too small to go over those terminals, but there was plenty of electrical tape supplied.

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Originally Posted by lopsided98 (Post 1440044)
Another thing I noticed, is that you might want to change out the connectors on the breaker to crimp ones. The ones you are using are legal, but they have a tendency to vibrate loose over time.

I also do agree with this to some extent. They can work loose over time, so if you stick with them, make absolutely sure they are as tight as you can get. If you decide to switch to the crimp ones that came in the kit, they have to be crimped right or they can fall off. We use this crimper and haven't had a problem. We crimp in two places and don't worry about it. If you don't have a crimper that will work on that size terminal, I have heard of teams using a vise to crush them down. Whatever you do, do a pull test on them to make sure they are absolutely secure and won't fall apart during the match.

evanperryg 07-02-2015 22:27

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky (Post 1440013)
Hello I am from 2869,

Basically last year our electrical guy graduated and when on to M.I.T. We were all very happy for him but it meant we had only one electrical person. The issue is she does not have much free time and only came once maybe twice a week for a few hours. SO me and My friend who's dad is an electrician decided to learn. I had no experience and he had a little but no FRC experience. Basically we learned everything from online in one day. Neither of our mentors know electrical so we were really on our own. So I proudly present what we did. We still have to shorten the Network cable and connect the light and two cameras but that's for final robot assembly. All constructive criticism will be taken but I am still really proud.
http://postimg.org/image/u8divpdq7/ (Not Sure If the Picture Posting Worked)

Just so you know, using that IR controller (or at least using it in-match) is illegal because it counts as an external signal that does not pass through the router. Otherwise, this looks really, really good for your first time! Also, I wouldn't suggest shortening your ethernet cable. Those things can be very, very difficult to crimp, especially if you don't have the right tool.

Sperkowsky 07-02-2015 22:35

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Originally Posted by evanperryg (Post 1440055)
Just so you know, using that IR controller (or at least using it in-match) is illegal because it counts as an external signal that does not pass through the router. Otherwise, this looks really, really good for your first time! Also, I wouldn't suggest shortening your ethernet cable. Those things can be very, very difficult to crimp, especially if you don't have the right tool.

Do we have to take it off durring the match? OR can we just not use it during the match. Its the led ir reciever and we planned on using it before the match to put the alliance color on. It has built in memory so it remembers what color it was on last. Thanks


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