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Re: Battery Connector Color
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Originally Posted by cgmv123 View Post

I'm fairly certain that, if asked, the 2014 GDC would have said that only the red connector is allowed, since part of the reasoning of a single connector is to allow all batteries, chargers and robots to be interchangeable across teams.

Makes sense. Well, I think we are going to bag the idea, but if anyone has an idea to make use of the 80 or so connectors we have, please share.
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