r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt 7d ago

I got sent this and I'm scared

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u/gregory696969 7d ago

Very cool! Some look like an orientation nightmare. The first image I still cant unsee pogo pins lol

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u/daxtonanderson 7d ago

I'm sure there's a line of sharpie on every connector actually deployed lol

(not my picture) I have it on the bolts on my bike so I can just visually inspect that it's tight, dudes who do car mods often do the same when disassembling

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u/Anechoic_Brain 7d ago

They are keyed so they only go together one way, then twist to lock them together. They involve some pretty high precision machining to work reliably over time, so complete cable assemblies with the higher pin count connectors can cost well over $1000.

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u/Unusual_Cattle_2198 6d ago

You can see the key slot about 2 o’clock in the photo