New Control System How To

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Mike AA

The little metal tab which contacts the wire (typically about 1/4 the wire size) has a tendancy to heat up and cool down losing its spring ability and thus losing contact.

The spring tab that contacts the wire isn't where most of the current flow happens - instead it is the large flat (and thick!) surface that it is pressing the wire against. I will suggest that (for these connectors) the temperature rise in the wire will exceed that of the connector.

[willson.thomas]

Originally Posted by Greg Marra

I feel like in many ways, the amount and format of information regarding the new controls system would be best captured in a Wiki, not a bunch of individual forum threads.

FIRSTWiki didn't seem to catch on the first time around, but maybe we can revive it with information about the new controls system? A page about each of the components, edited by people who know about them, would quickly result in a fairly comprehensive "how to" manual.

Well, at this risk of adding yet another place too many for info, I have installed MediaWiki on my server. I am currently working on adding all the necessary pages, syntax coloring, and possibly purchasing a domain name.

It is located at http://tom-tech.com/first/wiki in case anyone is interested.

Update: Should be up any minute at http://frcwiki.com