[DonRotolo]

The Sensor blocks would be a good product for many teams, but only with the assumption that the game will use some sensors this year. Two years ago, we literally used no sensors or switches, and so such a terminal block would have been unused. Last year, we used a Gear Tooth Sensor plus a couple of limit switches and potentiometers, and so these may have been handy. Of all the IEC connectors shown, the sensor blocks appear to be the most desirable because of their 3-tier design - two is not enough.

Some varied colors, along with the mentioned accessories, would make them a lot more valuable.

This coming year, we're going to try to build an electronics board that can be pulled out for service, but if we sued the IEC blocks, undoing all those screw connections might be a real drag. On the other hand, those PanelConnect circular connectors would be way cool, exactly what we need.

We have in the past used DIN terminal blocks, those flexible strips sold at Radio Shack for example, again running into the screw issue just mentioned. We have also made use of Molex connectors, with 9 contacts if I remember correctly, for easy quick-disconnects. For wire sizes, naturally 24 Ga is the smallest, and I'd think 16 Ga or so should be a reasonable size for 'largest' - I don't see these as power connectors, instead as signal connectors.

AB/Rockwell is being quite generous in this potential offer, and the real world uses terminal blocks all the time, but I agree with some of the comments: If there is no information on how to best make use of these, they will go widely unused.

Don