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Re: Tips for new 'Head of Electronics'
1.Zip wire is your friend! Don'the be afraid to spend the extra money for it.
2. Anderson connectors are amazing but pull test every single one.
3. Heat shrink don't tape. Any where you endup taping is a place where you should have put heat shrink.
4. New PWM wires every year! Premade pwms should not be transferred from year to year. Either buy or make new wires.
5. Wire wrap is great, end of story, keeping wires in mesh wire wrap will let you group them by system and protect them from minor nicks and internal breakage.
6. Plan component placement. Your design team should work with you not only on what area electron is go, but the exact placement of them. That way the drill the holes and bring you the bolts!
7. Crimp or solder not both! You waste time if you crimp and solder. Crimping provides a cold weld-like bondage that is mechanically robust, by soldering it you bring it to ~200C and endurance stress relieving the joint which unfortunately does the initial crimp.
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“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” ― Anonymous
Anthony Cardinali
4th year of FRC
Class of 2017
Last edited by Munchskull : 15-05-2016 at 14:37.
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