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Re: Wiring Question
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Originally Posted by Jon236
May,
What Mike was saying is that with the vibration that occurs with robot movement, and especially with the required movement of lifts and arms, then you will find your solid wires breaking. A multi-stranded wire can survive a few strands breaking, but if a solid wire breaks, whatever it powers is toast!
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Jon,
It is more than that. An attempt to crimp onto solid wire will stretch and weaken the wire at the crimp. The tooling requires is a precise "O-ring" which is machined precisely to the wire gauge.
Mike
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Mike Betts
Alumnus, Team 3518, Panthrobots, 2011
Alumnus, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics, 1995 - 2010
LRI, Connecticut Regional, 2007-2010
LRI, WPI Regional, 2009 - 2010
RI, South Florida Regional, 2012 - 2013
As easy as 355/113...
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