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Re: Difficult Battery Connectors

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Originally Posted by Holo3453 View Post
The connectors on our battery have become extremely difficult to disconnect....
I notice that many of the pink-colored SB-50 connector assemblies in the Kit of Parts the past two years have that problem. The ones I've looked at came with the "high-detent" connectors that are designed to be difficult to disconnect. Put two of them together and it's nearly impossible to separate them without applying force that almost seems to risk breaking them.

We avoid using those connectors. If necessary, we would put one on a battery, but never on a robot or charger. We rely on other means to keep the connectors from coming loose during a robot match.