Steampunk wiring - wiring color

[tr6scott]

https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...d.php?t=109855

FIRST and the inspectors, are pretty set on the rules.

A couple of years ago, we wired our dc motor power with black wire with yellow tracers, and the inspectors at Waterford made us cover the yellow tracer with black tape during inspection.

I work in industrial controls, we are panel build shop, and I have access to a bunch of wire, that is donated to the team, so I like to use tracer colors to segregate function and amperage loads, but after that, we stick with red and black.

Don't poke the bear.

[Team34Guy]

Originally Posted by Ed Sparks

Please don't make an already difficult job unbearable ........ Color coding is there for a reason and you shouldn't poke bears with a sharp stick.

I wondered when you would weigh in on this.

After our own wiring snafu last season... I, for one, am not going to risk poking bears with sticks this year

[tjf]

As said by others, it's probably best to not poke the bear. Sleeving would likely be your safest bet.

However, it's an odd thing to note that FRC doesn't always follow standards to the letter. Battery connectors (Anderson SB50s) are traditionally red for 24V and yellow for 12V. FRC teams use red on everything (on every robot I've ever seen, with the exception of grey for pneumatics.)

[snorthey]

What if you spray painted a wiring wrap... not the wiring... like the cord keeper... and other devices like the zip ties...

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by snorthey

What if you spray painted a wiring wrap... not the wiring... like the cord keeper... and other devices like the zip ties...

Sorry, but not at all secific enough. Why, and what colors would you spray over other colors?

And then, remember the whole point of color coding - so that people KNOW what voltage/polarity/signal the wire is carrying. If your spray paint obscures or miselads people as to what is going on, my advice is DON'T DO IT, even if it is legal under the letter of the game manual.