|
Re: Equipment list
Quote:
Originally Posted by stavinski
Hey everybody!
I am making a list of everything that we should buy for next year for the electrical team and I was wondering if you could share with me an example of your own for equipment list
Thanks!
Stav
Head of electronics
OnyxTronix #2231
|
Starting with the basics: - really good side cutters/snips
- a set of small screwdrivers
- tiny needle nose pliers
- good wire strippers
- the appropriate crimpers for whatever terminals you use (whether they're spade connectors, ring terminals, or andersons)
- electrical tape
- heat shrink of various sizes
- heat gun
Some of the "nice to haves" but border on "necessary" to me: - Anderson connectors for everything. I like to get green and yellow ones for mouser for our imagery
- lots of 15, 30, 45 pins for the andersons
- More of the 15, 30, and 45 pins
- "helping hands" alligator clips
- ^^ preferably with a magnifying glass
- a flexible light stand
- an electronics work bench. We got one from Harbor Freight for ~ $70 https://www.amazon.com/HF-99681-Mult...ight+workbench
- your cable management of choice - probably lots of tiny zip ties
- Make sure you have good side cutters that can cut close to the end of the zip tie connector so it's smooth and people dont cut themselves
- I'd consider getting the crimper and ferrules from cross the road electronics for the VRM. We tried some from Amazon that I thought were right, but we seem to have weekend our VRM Weidmuller connectors, and they snapped a lot
Once you get that, and if money is available: - a good soldering iron, IMO at least 40 W (I dislike soldering irons with set screws).
- various tips for the soldering iron (small conic, large conic, large flat...the right soldering iron tip is critical for translating heat!)
- Really make sure you know how the soldering process goes. Too many people think you solder by "painting" solder on. You have to hold the tip in place to transfer heat and you should know what a good solder join looks like. You also need to know where the "hot" part of the tip is...it's often not at the end of the tip.
- solder iron tip cleaner (I like brass wire sponges)
- solder wick
__________________
Team 451 The Cat Attack, Student Alumni (2005)
Team 1646 Precision Guessworks, Mentor (2006-2008)
Team 2936 Gatorzillas, Mentor (2011-2014)
Team 5414 Pearadox, Mentor (2015-Present)
Last edited by ahartnet : 15-06-2016 at 17:46.
Reason: fixed a typo, and removed a bias that unnecessarily drives up the cost of a tool
|