Welcome to the Electrical Subteam Preseaon Section! We meet on Thursdays 7-8pm in room G4!

We are happy to provide all progress, notes, and attendance here!

Our Electrical Subteam consists of...

Mentors

Dave Burlone (Apples)

Dave Schoepe (Oranges)

Karen Fellows(Pomegrante)

...more updates to come!

Electrical Equations Explanation (Updated as of Nov 11th 2022)

Solid

F - Force (N)

m - Mass (kg)

a - Acceleration (m/s²)

g -Gravitational Acceleration

d - Distance

E - Electricity (J)

P - Power (W)

t - Time (sec)

F_g = ma

F_g = mg

E = F * d

P = E/t

Fluid

p - Pressure

f - Flow

A - Area

V - Volume

p = F/A

f = V/t = A*d/t

p * f = F/A * A*d/t = F*d/t = E/t

Electrical

U - Energy (V)

I - Current (Amps)

e - Charge of an Electron

C - Coulomb

F_e = e E_e

E_e = U/d

F_e = eU/d

E_e = Fd = eU/d * d = eU

C = (constant)*e

C = I*t

E_e = I *t * U

P = UI

Pneumatics Sources

Fittings
- Fittings supplier
Air Tanks:
- Andymark - Clippard and unbranded seemingly similar to coastpneumatics products, $14-$17 for ~500ml
Possible Solenoids - need closer review still:
- SMC SY3240-6 family - what we've always used in the past:
- Bimba / Pneumadyne
- NITRA from Automation Direct
- Mindman from Coast Pneumatics
- Andymark has Mead brand
- Explanation of various types of solenoids - they sell some too but they seem to be unsuitable for our application, but their explanation of how they work is pretty great!
Relief Valve:
- Andymark - Norgren kit valve, $40
- McMaster - McMaster part 48435K714 is recommended in manual. $5.50 MAKE SURE TO ORDER 125PSI VERSION
Shut off valve
- McMaster shut off - roughly $5
Regulator:
Andymark - Norgren kit recommended regulator, $28
KleenRite has Norgren kit regulator for $17