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Unread 13-12-2012, 09:21
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Re: First Choice 2013

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Originally Posted by Littleboy View Post
Exactly why are they made backwards? What is the purpose of that?
It was an error in manufacturing, all ribbon cables we got last(?) season had to be repaired after teams opened the kits of parts.

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Or you could just use the equivalent non-ribbon cable, which IIRC is also on FIRST Choice.

http://www.andymark.com/FIRST-Choice-p/fc13-096.htm
A lot of teams prefer the ribbon solution as it takes up a lot less vertical space, and if the big stiff connector gets hit hard enough from the side I bet some pins are gonna get bent/broken

Last edited by BigJ : 13-12-2012 at 09:23.
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