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Hardware designs for ARVP 2018

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Evaluate penetrators vs. blue trail vs. trustlink connectors for dry-mate connections. #93

Open davidlenfesty opened 4 years ago

davidlenfesty commented 4 years ago

Penetrators

https://bluerobotics.com/store/cables-connectors/penetrators/penetrator-10-25-a/

Pros

Cheap
Simple

Cons

Cable stress
not easily replacable

Blue Trail Connectors

https://www.bluetrailengineering.com/connectors?utm_campaign=70388253-7414-4eb7-a55d-37a99af00d5e&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=a5c3e220-050e-4d7d-afea-9de59694d735

Pros

Not too expensive
Modifiable

Cons

Current capability

Macartney TrustLink Connectors

(Type A) https://www.macartney.com/media/7882/trustlink-metal-shell-connectors.pdf

Pros

Modifiable
Higher current capability

Cons

Maybe expensive (??)

TO-DO

[ ] Get a quote for trustlink connectors