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Re: 2015 Beta Testing - The Components are Here.

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Originally Posted by Joe Ross View Post
We just ran through 2 days of competition with the roboRIO, and did not have a single loose PWM cable. We did not do any type of cable retention or strain relief. I have not looked at which cables we specifically used, but our stock of PWM cables are a mixture of AndyMark, IFI, locally sourced servo cables, and cables ordered from deal extreme.
That is great news! But I can't get the memories of the old IFI boards out of my head - they were a constant headache. To be honest, my OCD is probably kicking in a bit - the idea of unsecured connectors keeps me up at night (we make navigation equipment for the Navy).
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