We ordered the 15A connectors for the CAN bus wires and 18 gauge stranded hookup wire. I thought it was overkill, but if you're going to do it, you may as well overdo it
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Originally Posted by adciv
We've been using the powerpoles for several years now. We do not zip tie or use anything other than the natural friction between the connectors. The only issue we've had is the occasional plugging the wrong things together. We've never had anything come undone during competition. Mind you, we also make sure our robot wiring is fairly neat and well secured to the robot. We avoid birds nests on the robot.
It's overkill and very large, but this is FIRST. The PP15 crimp is for 16-20 AWG wire, just make sure you don't try using 22 AWG or the crimps won't work. During beta testing, we used 19AWG wire (I didn't even realize 19 existed until just now) and have had no issues. This included running it through an offseason competition.
I'm considering using some new connectors from molex but they won't be available until March, so next season? |