"The Little Things" - Helpful hints for all

[Tungrus]

"To Glue or Not To Glue"...as an electrical engineer I don't see any problem using regular hot glue to stick PWM wire to Victor/Talon or any controller. Though I think this is not tampering (no cutting, damaging or enhancing the functionality to take advantage, not a source for safety concern etc.), but the inspector may not have the same opinion. We avoid this situation by using hot glue or electrical tape to secure the wire to the robot frame, a little before it reaches the motor controller. Typically we use velcro to secure the motor controllers and the power wires (both in and out) are secured by zip tie. The motor controllers don't move as much as the loose PWM wires. Then we use electrical tape to fasten the PWM wire to the fan without blocking the air circulation. On the other end, pins on the side car will keep them secured.