Battery connections

[Bryscus]

Originally Posted by ultradan

My students had suggested to use compression lug connector with heatshrink to connect power cable at the battery poles. I saw on previous years robots that many teams were using instead a mechanical lugs ground and then isolated them with electrical tape. Are both solutions viable for the competition ?

I think it may depend on the inspector, but in previous years they've wanted us to cover the entire connection (with tape or whatever material). The shrink tubing only covers the wire connection point, not the lugs on the Power Distribution Board.

- Bryce