[Pavan Dave]

Sean has covered how I feel. 118 has had removable electronics since 2005 and in 2007 it proved very useful when problems with the PDB or something else on the controls plate would occur. I wasn't really even rushed at some points as I would have been if I was working on the robot directly and was able to spend half an hour and sometimes even more time on replacing certain components.

If you decide that a modular control panel is right for you, than I suggest you pick accessible places to put your connectors so that whenever you put the plate back into the robot you can easily see what is going on instead of having to feel for it.

If you do it right you won't add too much weight and although it may be a bit more expensive and heavy, but it works well and adds a nice clean look to the finished product.

If you have any more questions I'll be more than happy to answer them.