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  • Any electrical system that may be unsafe to approach while powered should have a manual kill switch installed that: 

    • Disables all energetics or potentially unsafe components.

    • Can be operated without requiring the rocket to be taken off the tower (e.g. mag-switches).

    • Does not require any software to work.

  • Wiring should be done so that the circuit is as readable as possible. If supplies allow, use a different insulation color for each wire. At the very least, positive should be red, ground should be black, and all other wires should not be red or black. 

  • If there is space, and it is likely wires could get easily mixed up, wires should be labeled.

  • All switches and connectors need unambiguous labeling. Labeling should be permanent (i.e. not on tape, etc).

  • All wires used should be rated for the current going through them.

  • Strain relief:

    • Wires that get handled, moved, or torqued at any point should be strain relieved on both sides of that point.

    • Wires should be relieved to the point where they can survive very violent shaking (especially if the system will be going in the rocket).

    • Avoid tight wires between two points. 

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