Distro boards

[macc]

Whats the advantage of using distro boards for building a multi rather than using a well designed wire harness?

 

[jes1111]

Nothing Most of the time I think they are a "solution looking for a problem".

 

[macc]

Thought that was the case, just another product to confuse us.

 

[skivvie]

It definitely makes adding any accessories to the multi easier than rewiring or adding to a harness IMHO.

 

[jes1111]

When building a power harness, just bring a single line out to a suitable "aux power" socket/tail. From that socket/tail you can feed all your present/future peripheral power needs, via a custom "sub-harness", a custom "aux power distribution board" or whatever. For example, a tiny piece of Veroboard with some 3-way 0.1" headers lined up along it, then use standard servo plugs to feed power to whatever you need.

 

[macc]

Jess your on the same way of thinking as myself, ive been using the copper ring harness design on my builds with great success & i always have a couple of spare outlets for additional stuff if needed.

 

[utech]

I guess the main advantage of using a power distribution board over a harness is the weight? But the nice thing about a PDB harness is that it makes it easy if you want to change things around