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Re: Weight Saving Techniques

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Originally Posted by AluminumNarwhal View Post
Try to use as few wires as possible when doing your electronics. Make the wires just the right length, instead of just using zip ties or something to control the excess wire. It may seem obvious, but my team didn't do this the first few years. When we cleaned up a particularly wasteful wiring set-up, not only did the robot look better, we lost 7 pounds!
This is actually really important in a design. Wire might not seem heavy at first, but add up all the wires you need in a robot and it will weigh quite a lot. Also, it is always better to wire short as not to complicate the wiring and the power drop is also a factor when wiring power to the drive motors or the main power switch.