SLU-70 Lugs

[gburlison]

[quote=Al Skierkiewicz]The word from FIRST (unofficially) is that lacking a donor who would supply 1000+ crimpers for #6 wire and the associated terminals to be included in kits, it is and was necessary to find a cheap alternative. Given that rookies and veterans alike have a hard time with the #6 termination, this connector was chosen for it's ease of use, price and availability. What was most surprising is the sheer number of teams who did not read the rules and were required to change the connectors at competition. At the Championship alone, Spare Parts ran out of all their inventory by 1 or 2 o'clock on practice/inspection day. This after weeks of regionals and repeated reminders here and from FIRST that the SLU was required. If you know of a supplier/manufacturer would be willing to step forward with a crimper and terminals for next year's KOP please put them in touch with FIRST.
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This explains why they were supplied in the KOP. But it does not explain why they were required. We only used the lugs supplied in the KOP the first year we competed (2001) and have purchased better hardware every year since. Having to go backwards and use inferior hardware just does not make sense to me.