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Re: A Story of Victor, and him not connecting

Adding to what Alan has said is that there appears to be 3 wire PWM cables that have an extra tab along one part of the connector (keying feature?). This key increases the size and makes it more difficult, if not impossible, to insert into the PMW connector housing on a Victor. I found this issue while changing PMW cables at the Waterford MI district tournament.

BTW, I use a paint pen (better than hot, sliced bread!) to whiten the side of the PWM connector housing corresponding to the white PWM signal wire. This helps everyone to remember the correct physical orientation of the PWM cable. I recommend this practice for everyone.
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