Electrical parts keep breaking!

[Jalerre]

Originally Posted by Toby Roy

Thanks for clarifying some things for me Im a rookie so this will take some time to get used to. I don't think it is the Victor 888 but it is the victor SP (http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo.../217-9090.html) product (but they all do the same thing, sorry for just figuring that out now). the problem initially was that the red 18 gauge wire wasn't a wire at all! It was just insulation that the manufacturer put there for "decoration" so the 3 prong connector did not have to be redesigned this year. So I got somebody to open the victor up and just removed the insulation completely and connected the black and white wires with more stability. Unfortunately, after the "fixing" happened and we tested the whole electrical circuit, the untouched one was blinking orange (which was what should have happened) and the tamperd one was blinking green really fast, so I took it back to the guy and he opened it again, did some work, then tested it and it started blinking red! He said the part was done for so I held on to it for safe keeping. Was this enough description of the problem or is it too much?

I strongly suggest that you don't disassemble electrical components in the future as it is against the rules (R66). Also it can lead to broken parts, such as your situation.

PS The "3 prong connector" is referred to as a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) cable.