A Team 378 Tutorial

Basic Wiring

Wire Wire Gauge should be determined by the item being powered. The fuse size for that circuit should correlate to the wire gauge based upon the following chart.

Fuse Amperage Chart Wire gauge and Fuse Amperage

14AWG 20Amp

12AWG 25Amp

10AWG 30Amp

8AWG 40Amp

6AWG 55Amp

4AWG 70Amp

3AWG 85Amp

2AWG 95Amp

1AWG 110Amp

0(ought) 125Amp

Fuse

Fuse size should be decided by the wire gauge in the circuit it completes.

Power Distribution

Fuses are placed on the power distribution board in order to complete the circuit

TerminalsTerminals should be secured to the ends off wires. Terminals should be crimped to the wire and then soldered. When attaching a terminal, the insulation of the terminal should extend over the insulation of the wire so that no conductive material is exposed in between.

Stripping • Wire size gets smaller the higher the gauge.

For example 22 gauge wire is much smaller than 10 gauge wire.

• take your wire and determine the gauge. The gauge of the wire is usually written on the wires insulation. If not find out the gauge by trial and error with the strippers

• After pulling off the insulation give the wire a twist to keep it together

• Always make sure when connecting wire that you do not go down in wire gauge.

Solder

Ensure that your solder does not contain lead

Be sure to avoid Inhaling fumes

BreakerYour main breaker should be located between your robot’s battery and your robot’s power distribution board. The main breaker should be easily accessible. It is also a good idea to clearly indicate where it is located with a sticker or similar labeling device. Circuit breakers can also be used instead of fuses on the power distribution board.

Jaguar

Jaguars are speed controllers

Battery

CAN inputs

PWM inputs

C rio

The C rio is the brains of the robot

Good Luck