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Re: KOP new connectors

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Originally Posted by Foster View Post
The really are nice, sturdy connectors that can be crimped on the wire with pliers. Perfect for your robot.
I will say that some basic instructions for the connector would have been useful. Maybe a link to the product page. I'm experienced and I didn't believe that these were self mating until I figured out how to assemble them.

Not so robust, as I broke a few retaining clips while trying to assemble.

Also, the wire is an odd size ... 19 AWG?? plus it's expensive... $30 for 5meters.

So it might be OK for some small motors, it's too big for our servos.

What scared me was that the pins are exposed inside the connector, and since it's male-male there is no insulation between the pairs of mating pins so any misalignment or flakes of metal will guarantee a short.

So.... interesting, but just throwing some in a bag wasn't the best way to encourage a good end-user experience
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