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Lack of a standard connector. Maybe we should start building Molex sockets into the walls.



> Molex

Anderson powerpoles please. They are hermaphraditic so you don't have to worry about which end is the plug or socket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Powerpole


I have these on my eBike. They're interesting, but trying to use them is twitchy. You end up doing the USB thing of trying it one way, then flipping, then flipping back, then staring at both ends intently trying to line up the ying/yang of the openings to match them up. Then they disconnect much more easily than I think they should as they're just plastic.

Much rather just move to some sort of USB-C reversible socket design.m




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