Screw Wire Connector

[Jon Stratis]

After the 2011 North Star regional, we threw some into our standard kit of parts, although they're only used in emergency situations. At North Star that year, we started burning out FP motors during elims, after only one or two matches. We didn't have the time to figure out or fix the mechanical reasons for this at the competition, so we just started swapping in new motors to keep the beast running. Needless to say, at that point having some wire nuts handy would have made swapping new motors in a lot quicker and easier! We managed to get the connections soldered each time, but it was always a serious time crunch to get the swap done in time. As Al said, you want as few splices as possible... but situations like this are ideal for making a quick splice instead of running the wire through the entire robot.