"Smart" Breaker Panel Acceptable for '07?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

I have to agree with some of the post here. The IFI Panel was team and robot friendly. I would prefer to use if it is allowed. The distro devices we are supplied this year are standard interconnect items and you will find them in virtually all large scale electrical installations. So we are being provided with real world parts that make education on real world systems practical. I just wish that there was a an adequate substitute that would allow distro safely and fully insulated while providing a lighter and smaller alternative for the big chunk of brass. Please be advised the the Maxi breaker panel is designed to accept wire up to #2. To insure the a #6 is fully in contact with the shell and the locking screw, we will strip the #6 back about 1-1/2" and fold over the strands twice to approximate the right diameter to insert into the Maxi block.
I am afraid that the supplied distro provides several single point failure points for robots. A single point failure is a single component or connection that if it should fail, will cause the failure of the entire system. I am expecting a change in the electrical system design such that the negative wiring to each fuse block is identical to the positive wiring. Watch the team updates.