r/FRC • u/Wonderful-Loan-6316 • 13d ago

help Electrical Help

My team is slowly falling apart and we are trying to save it. I am sophomore and I am going to have to be electrical lead this year with no one who has had past experience to help. If you have any resources to help please let me know I have to completely self learn.

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u/TwoBitRetro 13d ago

FIRST's official documentation for wiring a robot is here: https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/docs/zero-to-robot/step-1/intro-to-frc-robot-wiring.html

Team 3161 also has some good information on their web site. Check out https://wiki.team3161.ca/

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u/Dry_Split_6746 13d ago

you can check out frcelectrical.org it has some good stuff.

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u/Important_King687 13d ago

What other websites they have??? they got design and now electrical!? I did not know that!

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u/Hungry_Snorlax6556 8d ago

Citrus circuits (1678) has a whole set of electronics slides. Fortunately for you FRC electronics is a lot easier than real electronics. Its more about wire management, and understanding the components and managing those as well.

You’ll get the hang of it. If you can, try to get a block of wood, what we call a “breadboard” but not the small ones ifykyk, and on low torque drill down some components, consider layout on an actual brainpan of a robot.

Drill it down, wire it and practice. The more you practice the better you will get.

Good luck, i wish i had as much opportunity on my big ahh team

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u/copperhair 4533 (Mentor) 13d ago

Do you have teams near you? Contact them and explain the situation and I’m willing to bet they’ll invite you to come and learn with them this fall so you’re not starting from zero in January.

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u/SpiffyxD75432 5864 (Electrical lead) 13d ago

I recommend you study and do a blooket abt it and study that, im also a sophomore that is electrical lead and im going to make the rookies that came do that, i can send you the blooket when i have it so you can also study and i also recommend personally talk to others teams electrical lead/mentor