[MrBasse]

And again, I'm not saying that you aren't doing anything that a lot of FRC teams are doing everyday. I think it is safe to say that everyone pushes the limits of the Anderson connector. However, I think what we can learn is that you have pushed it too far a few times. Either by design or by use. I'm not saying you should design for 50A, as that would take the amazing machines you make down quite a few levels. I agree that FIRST should upgrade the connector to a higher rated connector. However, I also know that they haven't. I also haven't seen hundreds of other teams reporting melted connectors. So perhaps it is something in the way you have designed/built/run your machines.

I appreciate the response and I see where you are coming from, but perhaps that should be where you go back and modify your approach a little rather than complain about the supplies you have been specified. Last year we ran our robot for hours and never melted a connector, the year before the same, the year before the same. Thousands of other teams have done the same (though maybe they are all being oddly quiet about this). It's not an attack at you, just a sign that something you are doing isn't quite jiving with the required components. The downside is that this problem creates a very unsafe condition.