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Originally Posted by Danny Diaz
Yup, that's usually what I do - but I personally don't like quick-disconnects due to the fact that they can, well, disconnect. Sure, sure - stress-relief strategies, layout strategies, wrapping in electrical tape; lots of ways to help prevent them from pulling apart. I was trying to (mostly) get away from press-on quick disconnects - anyone know of any GOOD disconnects that actually have positive reinforcement (other than a friction hold)? Another thing we sometimes do is just drop some solder on the connections (if they're unshielded connects) to ensure they won't come out during competition, but I was trying to prevent from having to do that too (I already crimp AND solder all connections between wires and connectors).
-Danny
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Yes, there is a good connector for this. They're called "Anderson PowerPoles" (APP), and are similar to the connector you use between your battery and PD board (an SB-50).
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-po...ings-contacts/
My team uses red/black for the input side of motor controllers, and white/green for the output side.
They also make an excellent way of adapting the battery chargers to an SB-50.