Victor PWM terminals are temperamental. Solutions?

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My team is using Victor speed controllers this season (we normally use Jags). But we've encountered one major hurdle.

Whenever we insert the male PWM connector into the Victor, we rarely get the cable directly into the port, and it will frequently bend the pins on the cable, rendering it FUBAR until we remove the cable, bend the pins back with pliers, and reinsert the cable (very carefully).

This happens very frequently (maybe 80% of all times we change the wiring, and about 30% of times we cross the bridge). It is incredibly irritating (compounded by the fact that due to poor planning, our electrics are anything but accessible).

Has anybody else encountered this problem? Are there any known solutions?