Chief Delphi - pic: XBot 2007 electronics panel

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Originally Posted by Team2002 (Post 573075)

Hello Everyone,

1) Whats the best place to mount the robot controller?

2) Whats the best way to mount the OI and joysticks?

Thanks,

Team 2002

1.) Depends on your robot, just make sure the lights are visible to the inspectors

2.) Several ways
Extruded aluminum: highly modular and very shiny, but gets pricy
Plexiglass: looks good and is relatively cheap, but reinforce it some way, as long sheets tend to flex (this is what we made our board out of last year)
Wood: Cheap, easy to work with, sturdy (go with 3/4" thickness), though you loose the "shiny factor" (we chose to make our board out of wood this year)

When mounting joysticks an control box, we use Velcro strips so components can be rearranged for transportation. (if you do this, don't skimp on the Velcro, because you don't want anything falling off during the excitement of competition) As for the OI, we just bolt it down.