Electrical

Electrical is an essential subteam to any robotics team. Planning and wiring the robot is pivotal...

This is the fun stuff. Here is a basic FRC Electrical Subsystem: Some of the basic componen...

Throughout our subteam, we use a variety of wires that accomplish different things. The color and...

Power Distribution Hub (PDH), Breakers, and Fuses Power Distribution Hub (PDH), Breakers, and ...

“When in doubt, zip tie it out.”  (mukiewukie 2025) Historically, a LOT of our matches have b...

Use a “Goldilocks Approach” Too much exposed copper can lead to short-circuiting Not enough c...

Anderson/Powerpole Connectors Great for anything that inputs/outputs power on the robot   10-2...

Context: We use these materials: Ferrule Crimper Wire Stripper We use blue ferrules for 2...

Introduction Molex is the brand of crimps that we use in ensuring connection between 22 gauge wi...

Batteries are the powerhouse of the bot, essentially the mitochondria. Crimping and managing thes...

Good practices: Using a battery beak can help determine the battery connection and “charge...

Scenario Responses: If a battery is suspected not to work as it should, you can disassembl...

Battery Beak The battery beak is a device that allows you to quickly test a battery and see if i...

Probably my personal least favorite part of electrical:  Pneumatics Pneumatics: The use of compr...

Electrical CAD is a new idea that we wish to implement in future seasons. This past season we st...

Hey there! If you're reading this you're trying to create an electrical schematic of your robot! ...

Here we go, detailing the Schematic! We are actually 2.0 - PDH Placement2.1 - RoboRIO Placement2....

Competition can be stressful, especially when you have to look and make sure every device and wir...

Be sure that you know your robot! If you were chosen for the pit crew, you probably kn...

Basic Electrical Terminology Volts (Power), V The potential difference in charge between two ...

FRC Electrical Must-Knows: COMMON TERMS TERM DEFINITION CAN ...

Tips: Generally, follow your subsystem leader before acting on anything Have someone pu...

Resources/References: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/zebrapower-2-0-the-zebracornss-battery-paper...

As new FRC controls system hardware comes out (i.e. Systemcore), these pieces of Electrical Docum...

  Be sure to also look up status lights online and read the specific component documentation.

Electrical Subteam CADathon  Tools Each team must use AT LEAST one of the following t...

As a representative assembly, the Electrical Subteam has decided to use draw.io as the Electrical...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hX2cgcBHF-MwaM-B19c196EsSkeuA8Ys/view?usp=sharing    NOTES Wh...

Video tutorials on draw.io   https://drawio-app.com/tutorials/video-tutorials/  https://www....

https://github.com/sikaxn/FRC-Custom-CAN-Sensor/wiki/6.-Wiring-and-powering  https://www.team502...

What are WCP Right Angle Kraken PCBS? The WCP Right Angle Kraken PCBS (TalonFX PowerPole Adapter...

Using Dissection of a Kraken motor to Troubleshoot Major things that can go wrong on a kraken mo...

DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS THE MOTOR IS IN A UNFIXABLE CONDITION OR BROKEN Step 1 Take the 2 hou...

Step 1 First you will have to go to the west mountain radio clik here to acces and then it shoul...

Step 1 you must click now new test and will be directed to this page(just remember that you mu...

Step 1 once you click on extend test this square will pop up you can click ok or cancel once ...