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Re: Spining wires? cRIO mounting?

If I'm working with individual wires that I'm using to connect to power I always twist them together (I did this last year on the mini-bot wiring). Not only does it makes things look neater but it can actually reduce any electrical noise on the wires (the twists provide a kind of capacitive coupling that tends to shunt out high-frequency voltage spikes).

Helpful hint - use a drill to twist the wires together.