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Terminology
Basic Electrical Terminology Volts (Power), V The potential difference in charge between two ...
Tips
Tips: Generally, follow your subsystem leader before acting on anything Have someone pu...
Must-Knows
FRC Electrical Must-Knows: COMMON TERMS TERM DEFINITION CAN ...
Commonly Ordered Electrical Parts for Reference
The Most Important Pieces of Electrical Documentation
As new FRC controls system hardware comes out (i.e. Systemcore), these pieces of Electrical Docum...
Resources
Resources/References: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/zebrapower-2-0-the-zebracornss-battery-paper...
Beluga
Beluga, affectionately called Belly, was our 2025 robot. This robot lasted to the very end of qua...
Preparation
Batteries are the powerhouse of the bot, essentially the mitochondria. Crimping and managing thes...
Tips
Be sure that you know your robot! If you were chosen for the pit crew, you probably kn...
Preface
Competition can be stressful, especially when you have to look and make sure every device and wir...
What you need to know
Probably my personal least favorite part of electrical: Pneumatics Pneumatics: The use of compr...
Scenarios
Scenario Responses: If a battery is suspected not to work as it should, you can disassembl...
Good Practices
Good practices: Using a battery beak can help determine the battery connection and “charge...
Molex Crimps
Molex is the brand of crimps that we use in ensuring connection between 22 gauge wires. This has...
Ferrule Crimps
Context: We use these materials: Ferrule Crimper Wire Stripper We use blue ferrules for 2...
Anderson Crimp
Anderson/Powerpole Connectors Great for anything that inputs/outputs power on the robot 10-2...
Practices
Use a “Goldilocks Approach” Too much exposed copper can lead to short-circuiting Not enough c...
Good practices
“When in doubt, zip tie it out.” (Danya Liu 2025) Historically, a LOT of our matches have be...
The Wiring Process
Throughout our subteam, we use a variety of wires that accomplish different things. The color and...
Important Information
This is the fun stuff. Here is a basic FRC Electrical Subsystem: Some of the basic componen...