FTC Hardware Tips and Techniques

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Owner

John DeLacy Assisted by Ian McBride

Goals

  • Get coaches started with the FTC mechanical and electrical components.
  • Highlight potential problems and pitfalls.

Schedule

  • 6:00 pm Wednesday September 17, 2008 at OMSI

Prerequisites

FTC Getting Started with C or FTC Getting Started with NXT G

Outline

  • Tips and tricks
    • Hole pattern allows connecting at various angles (OK, 45, 90, 135, 180 deg.)
    • Counterweights are hard to make
      • Parallelagram arms look good
    • Connecting Lego and Tetrix together
  • What can go wrong
    • Supporting servos and motors
    • Need low center of gravity
  • Battery management and electrical issues
    • Recharging batteries - get a quick charger
    • Watch for shorts
    • Use heat-shrink tubing if allowed (check this)
    • Careful cable routing - cables are rather stiff


Resources

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