Main Power Terminal Blocks?

[redbarron]

Does anyone know where to buy spare blocks (This Years).

[Bio]

Originally Posted by ghhs_1527

all the fuse panels are the exact same ones from last years, the power distribution box last year wasnt a DIN Rail but it was essentially the same thing just made of a solid block of plastic.



Last years PDB does comply with the rules for the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition because its the same exact thing as the DIN Rail just not on a rail.

I know this thread is a little old, but I really want to confirm whether ghhs is right. Is it okay to use power distribution block from 2006 instead of the DIN rail? R27 seems to indicate that you can't. But then there's R28 having me wish I knew what COTS meant. Honestly, after four years of FIRST, I still have no idea how to understand the rules.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Bio

I know this thread is a little old, but I really want to confirm whether ghhs is right. Is it okay to use power distribution block from 2006 instead of the DIN rail? R27 seems to indicate that you can't. But then there's R28 having me wish I knew what COTS meant. Honestly, after four years of FIRST, I still have no idea how to understand the rules.

According the robot rules you must use the DIN Rail mounter terminal blocks as shown in both the robot rules section and Tips and Guidelines.

<R57> The 12V battery, the main 120-amp circuit breaker, the power distribution block, and circuit
breaker distribution panels must be connected as shown in the 2007 Power Distribution
Diagram. In particular:
The battery must be connected to the ROBOT power system through the use of the
Anderson Power Products (APP) connector.
The APP connector must be attached to the battery with either the copper lugs provided in the FCI Burndy Bag or appropriate crimp-on lug connectors.
The battery terminals and the connecting lugs must be insulated with shrink tubing and/orelectrical tape.
The main 120-amp circuit breaker must be directly connected to the hot (+) leg of the
ROBOT-side APP connector. Only one 120 amp main circuit breaker is allowed. This
breaker must not be bypassed.
The power distribution block must be directly connected to the APP connector and main
120-amp circuit breaker. No other loads may be connected to the main 120-amp circuit breaker.
All circuit breaker distribution panels must be connected directly to the power distribution block. No intermediate connections are permitted.
The rules are also supplemented by the Tips and Guidelines and the robot wiring diagram all available on the first website here...http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...nt.aspx?id=452