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Re: PWM Cable Clip for Victors

I recall seeing those at one point. They seem pretty useful, especially if you've got to attach Victors a ways away from the robot controller.

On the other hand, a good whack can still spell disaster for those cables. Maybe it'd be simpler/cheaper to zip-tie the PWM cable to the Victor, then screw the Victor to the robot. With the zip-tie put inside the screws, your cable is going nowhere fast. (And you can always use a pin and defeat the ratchet if you have to switch cables.)

Perhaps we FIRSTers could learn a trick or two from the Battlebots set. I mean, we both have to come with a pretty durable machine, given how things get on the field. (Of course, the intent of the way things get is different, or so we hope!)

(I'm reminded of a trick I once read where a person used a zip tie to hold the battery connectors together. Not once was there a problem.)
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