25-10-2014 03:02

cbale2000

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

That would appear to be an FRC battery with a DC-AC power inverter attached to it, connected to a charger/power adapter which ironically is also an AC-DC converter.

25-10-2014 16:50

Al Skierkiewicz

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

Uh, Joey, Can you guess what I am thinking? (Cringing while I am typing and no it has nothing to do with robot rules.)

25-10-2014 17:04

Mr. Mike

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

It may not be a robot rule but a rule of nature.

25-10-2014 19:23

Michael Hill

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

If only there was a single electronic component that could step down from 12V to...well...whatever...

If only...

25-10-2014 19:31

Joey1939

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

Unfortunately we didn't have an extra 12v to 5v converter on hand nor the barrel plug to power the radio, so we decided to go with this makeshift solution to get driving. Several of our mentors freaked out after seeing this photo.

(We forgot to turn off the power inverter from Thursday night to Saturday morning, but the radio kept running all Saturday during our demo.)

26-10-2014 11:40

vladtheimpaled

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

The one rule to engineering is that you can never use too much tape (Especially if its duct tape).

28-10-2014 08:38

Al Skierkiewicz

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

vlad et al,
Some duct tape is made with conductive materials. I found that tape from the same manufacturer had conductive and non-conductive rolls. Never use duct tape for insulation.

29-10-2014 16:06

DonRotolo

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

Electrical Tape is special. Nothing else can or should be used as Electrical tape.

Colored vinyl tape? That's not electrical tape. It is marking tape, used to mark things (including wires).

29-10-2014 17:31

vladtheimpaled

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

That's cool. I was actually just kidding because of the stereotype that duct tape can fix anything

01-11-2014 19:12

yash101

Re: pic: Too Much Tape

Especially short circuits

Pst. I accidentally used tin duct tape to "insulate" some 5v fan wires. I was wondering why the fan was not working and the wire was getting so hot