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Re: 2015 Beta Testing - The Components are Here.

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
On the roboRIO, loose PWM's are our biggest complaint. We've already resorted to hot glue.
We also had issues with cables coming off easily, both bought pre-made cables, and ones we make ourselves. Older, well used cables were especially an issue.

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Originally Posted by kstl99 View Post
I was thinking more of a sort of clip that would sit between the device and the board it is mounted on that would bend around and lock the connector in place. The clip part would be like the clip on the digital side car.
We've been working on a part to be 3D printed that would (hopefully) help with cables coming off, and also the large space between the pins. We've just published a blog post about it here. We are still iterating over the design. But, you'll get the idea of where we're headed.
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