Electrical Boogaloo

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 compon...

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

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

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

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...

Molex is the brand of crimps that we use in ensuring connection between 22 gauge wires. This has...

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 “char...

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

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

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

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...

Volts (Power), V The potential difference in charge between two points The size of the force ...

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