Tips for new 'Head of Electronics'

[natejo99]

2016 was my first year as student electrical lead on my team. I learned that wire loom, zip ties, and adhesive zip tie blocks are your best friends for keeping wire organized. Labeling wires is also extremely important and will make system repairs and component replacements so much easier.

As for the size of an electrical team: last year our electrical team had about 7 members. 2 of them were mainly programmers, but helped out with electrical as well. I found that this is way too many people. Ideally, I'd say that an electrical team should consist of the student lead, as well as about 2-3 other dedicated electrical students. I found that there (generally) is only enough room for a maximum of 2 people to be working on the robot at a time, so the other members of the electrical team should have something else to work on (be that a side project, organizing your electrical space, etc.). Hope this helps!