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Re: Things that new members need to know about electronics
My advice: Get them studying the 2005 and 2006 wiring diagrams to get the basic flow of things. (I include the 2005 diagram on the hopes that FIRST will bring back the IFI breaker panel, which I missed dearly last year.)
If you've got the spare parts, let them go ahead and wire up some basic things, like a Victor, a small motor on a Spike, and a pneumatics solenoid. (Naturally, you want to check all that before you apply power.)
Also teach them some good practices, like wire management, soldering, and how to make a good crimp. (When 1618 did it this week, I had to recall how to do it myself. The off-season takes you out of practice, y'know.) Some instruction on battery management probably wouldn't hurt, either.
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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