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I have noted that some teams continue to use alligator clips to connect the battery to the charger. I think that there is the potential for connector damage with that practice. It scratches and deforms the contact surface. I recommend that a mating connector be attached to the charger to allow a secure and insulated method of charging.
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We use a mating connector with leads and then alligator clip to those leads. We should probably at least secure that more firmly with electrical tape or something. |
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If you check the Anderson Power Products website you should be able to find a dealer in your area. The connectors we use are single contact, modular connectors that can be assembled into a dual connector. As with the smaller connectors (25 amp) these connectors are also non-polarized so they mate with each other. (There is no male or female pins) The contacts that we use for the battery are rated at 100 amps.
I don't want anyone to assume from this discussion that the battery connectors provided in the kit are sub standard, they are not! They are conservatively rated at 65 amps, I believe. As I have said on many occasions, if you are drawing enough current to melt this connector, then you have other problems. We chose to use a different connector to eliminate problems with a previous robot. We have just continued to use them because it is convenient to use the old batteries for practice. |
Back to the zipties
At UFC the announcer was consistently reminding everyone to zip tie their connections as peoples kept on pulling away from each other after getting hit. We used zip ties and they worked very well we didn't have any problems with them.
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