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Originally Posted by Joe G.
We use all the standard Hansen Hobbies stuff:
Crimper
Terminals
Wire
We had used the exact same crimper and terminals for a few years, and most of the failures took the form of bending failure of all wire strands, so we blame the wire. I don't know off the top of my head the wire that 1687 used before this year (I know it was a lower gauge), but my team plans to use this stuff moving forwards, although we may experiment with other gauges of the high-strand stuff.
The vast majority of failures were of sensor leads related to our shooter gearbox, which we removed for maintenance a few times, and between each event as part of our withholding allowance. Wires that didn't need to be touched after installation such as victor PWMs fared much better. |
We used exactly the same setup, except we used
this crimper, regardless of what gauge you do use in future I'd recommend you invest in it or something similar. As a rule we don't allow any crimps on the robot that are not ratcheted, as it is much harder to guarantee a good crimp between students.
@OP: I'd recommend you purchase
this kit, and then some extra wire (with a gauge of your choice), terminals and housings.
In terms of pneumatics, you should have a look at the kits from AndyMark
here. Personally, we prefer 24V Solenoids mainly because they are easier to source in Australia, but also we have a large stock as it's what usually comes in FIRST Choice. Also the 24V supply was guaranteed in the cRIO control system, but the 12v wasn't. AndyMark however only sells the 12V version. Regardless of which you go with, it's a good idea to pick one and stay with it.