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Originally Posted by Doc Wu
I have been told for years that the SB50 connectors should be zip-tied together, but still don't quite agree.
If you find the connector pulling apart, SOMETHING is doing it. It won't happen spontaneously.
Your wires may be too short and/or your battery may be moving around within the robot. Both are problems that should be corrected by something other than adding a zip tie.
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I myself, along with the other drive team member when we put the robot on the field. Checked the connection, tugged on it, wiggled it. It was seated in there for good. We made sure it was not going to pop out like our previous match.
But then we go over a rock wall (not even at full speed if i remember correctly!) and boom, out for the whole match.
Back in the pits, we tug on it, wiggle it around, bend it, do everything possible. Drop the robot from 5 inches multiple times. Nothing! D:
Nothing like this has happened during any practice where we basically bashed the robot into defenses every which way.
Like you say, there maybe an underlying cause, but I guess we have to wait till our next regional to do further inspection. But even if we do fix the issue, definitely still going to use zip ties, can't risk it.