pic: Team 624 2015 Offseason Tesbed

[philso]

Originally Posted by shlynfrhm

Hi, can any of you clarify what type of thin polycarbonate paneling you would reccomend to mount your electronics on? And what reccomended thickness? Thanks!

-Ashlyn

These last two years, we mounted all the electronics on polycarb panels. I think we used 1/8 inch thick polycarb both years.

In 2014, the components were pre-assembled onto the panels outside of the robot. The panels were then stuck onto metal panels in the chassis using Velcro. The polycarb panels were fully supported by the metal panels so we could have used 1/16 inch thick polycarb for these if we had any.

In 2015, the panel (about 16 x 22 inches) was riveted to the frame tubes and was only supported around the edges so 1/8 inch thick polycarb would be needed to prevent the panel from flopping around too much once the heavier electrical components were installed. There was a second polycarb panel mounted on the other side of the tubes with the pneumatic components mounted on it. Don't make the mistake of installing anything on the panels with screws and nuts. The nuts were inaccessible once both of the panels were installed.