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#972

Waitā€¦if the sun is behind him then how is his face being lit. :thinking::joy:

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#973

In my experience they work themselves loose over time. Constant vibrations are concentrated at the fixed point. This has happened to nearly every panel mounted board iā€™ve done.

If you can make it so the wires have absolutely no room to vibrate/flex/move coming up to the panel mount, you would likely negate this from happening.

I hate panel mounts :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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#974

Iā€™ve experienced more reliability from panel mounts personally. But I also do clamp the wires to the deck about ~4cm after the connector. So maybe that is a big factor? IDK.

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#975

1.575 inches

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#976

We have a new FUB bot!

For the 5% of people for whom this matters. :rofl:

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#977

For sure. That would have a big impact

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#978

ok but, whatā€™s the better alternative? grommets and glands?

panel mounts do look really niceā€¦

#979

The term ā€˜betterā€™ is subjective to the operator.

Iā€™ve been running my phases out between enclosure and deck with EVA foam as a gasket and connecting to motors in line outside of the enclosure. Working for me so far.

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#980

ā€œBetterā€ to me means more reliable. Cost or hassle be damned.

Doing what Al said, for me, is a disaster because itā€™s nigh impossible to fully waterproof while still being servicable.

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#981

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This setup had about 250kms on it when i opened. Not a speck of dust inside, but canā€™t speak for water.

#982

very interesting, as I just printed up some MR60 panel mounts that I plan to use with Weipu SF8 6P connectors to have waterproofed, serviceable disconnects so I donā€™t have to stretch motor wires to work in the enclosure.

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#983

The only instance of panel mounted connectors that have stood the test of time for one of my builds was on the kaly I built for a local dude

This build has probably well over 2000km on it by now with no issues at the panel mounts.

The 3d printed bracket things work really well, but theyā€™re definitely bulky. Plus theyā€™re not water proofed in any way. Iā€™d trust my foam gasket over this solution for waterproofness

#984

Iā€™m just using the printed part for structure, once I use a heat gun to form them into the curves of my enclosure Iā€™m coating the entire backside of the connection and panel mount with RTV silicone. should be waterproof enough I hope.

#985

Serviceability = 0 as soon as you smother something in silicone.

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#986

thatā€™s fine, if the time comes when I need to service an MR60 connector or hall sensor plug Iā€™ll just cut all the wires and solder on a whole new connector.

the silicone wonā€™t prevent me from servicing any other part, just the male side of the plugs.

#987

Taking the enclosure off while the wires are connected to motors and shit is one of the most annoying and hassle-filled things ever.

But, aside from that, I have found that method to be severely lacking in the water resistance department for me.

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#988

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I have no problems separating the motors from the enclosure :sweat_smile:

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#989

For water you want butyl tape. Everything else is all competing for a very distant second place IMHO.

Until I find the next butyl tapeā€¦

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#990

And when you need to service that side of the plugs, you will think of this day :+1:

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#991

we donā€™t need automatic motor disengaging function :joy:

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