pic: Team 399 Electronics

[Jeremy Germita]

Originally Posted by compwiztobe

Where are the 12 gauge wires going off of the power distribution board? I like how they just disappear, and the jags are powered with magic...

Those are actually 10 Gauge wires!
That was the only stuff we had on hand. It is very interesting to route those wires.
They run under the board, through the holes, and up to the jags.

Our advisor told me that we might actually want to fall over, to show everyone our handiwork!
He also said this is the neatest wiring 399 has ever done!

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by jeremypg399

He also said this is the neatest wiring 399 has ever done!

Same here, first year where our wiring actually looks pretty much planned except for double rainbow ribbon cables for Digital Side Cars. I bet 2012 will be a game focused on proper wiring

[John G]

[quote=ZonChau;1020393] double rainbow ribbon cables QUOTE]

Double Rainbow! They are so beautiful . What do they mean???? OH MY!

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by jeremypg399

Those are actually 10 Gauge wires!
That was the only stuff we had on hand. It is very interesting to route those wires.
They run under the board, through the holes, and up to the jags.

Our advisor told me that we might actually want to fall over, to show everyone our handiwork!
He also said this is the neatest wiring 399 has ever done!

It's a nicely done board!

Don't be surprised if 2791's electronics board (and robot...) looks kind of exactly the same this year. We swear, it was an accident

Can your arm self-right the robot? Do you score on the top row backwards?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jeremy,
Your inspector will want to look at the bottom I am sure.
For most teams, #10 wire is a good choice for feeding drive controllers. It has about half of the series resistance of #12 and therefore half the voltage loss.

[robodude03]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

It's a nicely done board!

Don't be surprised if 2791's electronics board (and robot...) looks kind of exactly the same this year. We swear, it was an accident

Can your arm self-right the robot? Do you score on the top row backwards?

Thanks Chris! Now I am looking forward to seeing our "twin" bot At this point the robot can not right itself, but we may be adding this feature by other means if necessary. Our tipping point is about 80-85 degrees so we don't expect to do much "tipping" since our CG is very low.

As for scoring on the top row backwards, this really depends on which claw we are using for competition. We have 2 iterations of a pneumatic claw and one roller claw. We will probably be deciding this weekend after driver testing.

[pfreivald]

Nicely done!

We have a new electrical team this year, and our wiring currently looks like spaghetti...

[PayneTrain]

Can those jags really be that close to each other?
If they can, I personally don't prefer the smell of melting plastic. I guess seeing Victors fry like eggs on our bot in 08 will always worry me, so I space the Jags an inch apart on every side.

Regardless, the whole board is a great maximization of minimal space. Nicely done.