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Electrical Boogaloo Basic Terminology

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

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Tips

Electrical Boogaloo Basic Terminology

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

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Must-Knows

Electrical Boogaloo Basic Terminology

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

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Commonly Ordered Electrical Parts for Reference

Electrical Boogaloo Resources/References

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The Most Important Pieces of Electrical Documentation

Electrical Boogaloo Resources/References

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

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Resources

Electrical Boogaloo Resources/References

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

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Beluga

Demos Controls Layout Stash

Beluga, affectionately called Belly, was our 2025 robot. This robot lasted to the very end of qua...

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Preparation

Electrical Boogaloo Batteries

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

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Tips

Electrical Boogaloo Tips for Pit Crew and Competition

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

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Preface

Electrical Boogaloo Tips for Pit Crew and Competition

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

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What you need to know

Electrical Boogaloo Pneumatics

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

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Scenarios

Electrical Boogaloo Batteries

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

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Good Practices

Electrical Boogaloo Batteries

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

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Molex Crimps

Electrical Boogaloo Crimping

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

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Ferrule Crimps

Electrical Boogaloo Crimping

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

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Anderson Crimp

Electrical Boogaloo Crimping

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

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Practices

Electrical Boogaloo Crimping

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

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Good practices

Electrical Boogaloo Wire Management

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

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The Wiring Process

Electrical Boogaloo Wiring

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

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Important Information

Electrical Boogaloo The Layout of Electrical

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

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