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Originally Posted by hobbes20xxx
1. Because crimps are expensive, and people hesitate to throw out perfectly good material for the sake of uniformity.
2. I try to do as much purchasing as i can myself, but occasionally another person buys crimps and someone neglects to remember that brand makes a difference (e.g. Ideal crimps vs HF ones).
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I fail to see how wire terminals are expensive... Insulated terminals from McMaster are $8.34 (50 pack, 22-18awg), $7.84 (50 pack, 16-14awg), and $9.56 (50 pack, 12-10awg). For the $75ish it costs to get a single motor controller you could have 150 of each size. I always try to order a plethora at the beginning of the season so that no reordering is ever needed.
Now, I'm not suggesting you toss the 'off brand' connectors in the trash, just put them away during the build season and only use them for off-season projects.
I'm not trying to be a pest here
my team was having similar issues as yours, and the solution (order lots of the same brand connector and a ratcheting crimper) has worked very well thus far. The way I look at it: ruining one match's results due to a wire failure costs something like 1 Match / 10 Seeding Matches * $5,000 Registration fee = $500, which puts the price of nicer 'consumable' materials into perspective.