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Re: Anderson power pole connectors

Since it sounds like several people here have experience with them... how do you secure them to your board/robot? We have several hooked together, and it seems like the mounting holes that are formed between two of them are sized for a size 2 screw, which isn't in our normal stock. In fact, the smallest diameter we have easily available is a 4-40. I'm hesitant to use that, in case it breaches the housing wall and causes a short.

The other option we're considering is a simple bracket to hold the connectors down. While it would be easy to make and work without a problem... it wouldn't look as nice as using screws in the provided holes - and we're working this year to have the cleanest, coolest, best looking electrical system yet. That reminds me... i need to take some teaser pictures tomorrow...