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Re: Anderson Powerpole & FTC

We use Anderson connectors extensively on our FTC bot this year. Every HiTechnic motor controller power has a pair of Anderson on it so we can quickly change out if we need to. So far, we haven't had any issues with them. Tetrix motors do not use much current comparing to FRC motors. I believe we use 15A contacts. According to the Tetrix motor spec, the maximum load current is 2.46A and the stall current is 4.55A. Each Tetrix motor controller can take 2 motors. So 15A contacts should easily take that load. However, you can daisy chain controllers powers. So the up stream controllers probably needs bigger contacts depending on how many you chain. Since you are doing power distribution instead of daisy chaining, 15A should be okay for your purpose.
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