FingerTech Mini Terminal Block (pair)

I've been using these in my beetleweight for a handful of events now and they have been working great, winning the last four events including the Canadian Nats. Running off of the terminal blocks are Repeat Robotics Viper motors controlled by Wasp ESCs. Changing out components has never been easier.

It seems like we always have some difficulty getting wires, particularly black wires, to stick in without many many tries. [FTR - make sure the wires have been tinned. Loose stranded wire will buckle when you try to push it in.]

Before ordering, I had intended to solder all connections in my Viper kit.

However, after using this terminal block, I don't feel that soldering is necessary at all in this kit.

Super easy to install, clean, stylish--very attractive, especially for a small project or one that will require frequent disconnecting/connecting wires.

I was tired of soldering together every single wire on my robot and having to de-and re-solder every wire together every time a motor fried or a wire got cut on an edge. The Mini Terminal blocks held up great despite getting tossed around an arena by two spinners and still make it easy to swap wires at the end of a match to replace anything that fried. While I wouldn't recommend using them for brushless distribution, they held up great to running 2 Silver Sparks worth of stall.

I had some small problem with actually getting a few wires in, but they tended to be high strand count or of low quality. Even then there were a few that half-engaged and then promptly pulled out as I flipped the wiring harness around. A few of the terminals I had to open with a razor blade, then push the wire in and pull the razor out just to get them to stay. Make sure to tug on your wires after you get them in to make sure you didn't only half-grab the wire! [FTR: multi-strand wires can be tinned first - they will stay in better!]

I installed a pair of these in my antweight for an event this past weekend, they performed admirably! Never had any wires come loose despite being tossed around the arena like crazy.