These test models are PLA+. This is going to change for production.
The panel mount version of these will be bolted together, so no zip ties needed (and the non panel mounted version could be secured with a zip tie wrapping around the housings, just as normal).
Those are frakkin’ awesome…great to see this coming together.
If it might help I can easily set up a continuous 50A test for the main pins. I can go a lot higher but that requires scheduling the tests around my “day job” testing and moving some gear around,
That would be awesome, thank you! It will be great to see if the plastic housing gets melty under high load. I will definitely be in touch when I get closer to a production unit.
That makes it more difficult to use for custom solutions — for example I rarely need them at 90 degree angles to the enclosure, I’d prefer them epoxied through, parallel with the deck, and sometimes where the enclosure is not flat either.
Panel mounting might look good on a screen but when actually using them, I feel like the non-panel mounted version is superior.
I would say that in your case then, the non panel mount model would be the one for you. You would be able to use it just like an MR60, though with an additional 6 pins of friction holding it together.
Ripped apart an old Boosted V1 tonight. It was water damaged and 11 out of 12 cells were flat dead. Gonna see what kind of fun I can have with the corpse
Ok, new rev on the panel mount. Printed in clear PETG. The pins are just pressed in for now, don’t think im gonna mount these. Need another rev.
Thoughts on the wire shroud? I was thinking of how to make a clip on one like Amass connectors, but then I thought it would just be easier to bolt it all together since it’s getting bolted through the enclosure anyway
I think that in this use case, a non-panel mount MR69 epoxied into the enclosure at the correct angle is going to work better for you.
Due to the way that I am leaning for production of these connectors, I dont see how I could easily make an angled panel mount. Plus, there isnt one angle that will work with every enclosure.
I want to keep the first batch of these fairly simple, so I think just panel mount and standard will cover the most bases with the least number of SKU’s.