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Originally Posted by akoscielski3
Is welding better than using the inserts?
Our team chose to use the inserts because it would be faster to fasten them together and my teacher thinks that welding it is crazy. And it seems easy to repair if broken or easy to replace if we ever need to becuase you can connect the polycord while on the robot. If i am wrong with anything please explain...
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We've had polycord break during a match (got snagged and broke). Fixing it with welding while on the robot is easy - 1) grab each end of the broken cord, 2) heat ends until gooey, 3) press together until hard (about a minute).
If a blob forms when pressing together, it can be easily trimmed to remove the blob with an x-acto knife.
(edit: BTW, I don't recall ever seeing polycord snap at a weld. I'm sure it has happened, but the weld seems just as strong as the rest of the cord.)