pic: It's so dense every wire has so much going on

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Mason_Korkowski

I am wondering, do the breakers need to be visible just for inspection or for the length of the tournament? Also The same question about the PDP indicator lights.

For inspection, which may happen at any time. Inspectors can reinspect any team at any time for any reason (though most will only inspect for a good reason, like someone asking them if some new addition is legal).

However, having the PDP lights visible can be very useful to event staff--and your team members--trying to figure out why your robot isn't working. It's also very useful to not have to tear apart the electrical panel to see the lights.

As far as the 2 layer panel is it meant that positive wires should be red and ground should be black, or do the wires have to each be different colors (ex. VRM to PDP is yellow and black, PCM to PDP is red and black?

There is no specific instruction that all wires have a certain coloring--but follow the Manual on those wires. See Al's post. Also, it'll make inspection easier if only two colors are used (means your inspector doesn't have to read the rule to verify that your semi-random color is legal)