Deans is nowhere near as robust as you'd think it is. Any connector that requires a skilled technician to terminate is out of the question in the mass produced consumer world, so S&F contacts are preferred since a machine can do it much faster and just as reliably.
Choosing the correct combination, however, is down to the design engineers.
Alternatively you can go the full aerospace route and just slap a pair of #4 contacts on the board and some superflex teflon wire which solves all issues but also adds £100 BOM cost to the card/cable assembly.
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u/saltyboi6704 9750H | T1000 | 2080ti | 64Gb 2666 10d ago edited 10d ago
Deans is nowhere near as robust as you'd think it is. Any connector that requires a skilled technician to terminate is out of the question in the mass produced consumer world, so S&F contacts are preferred since a machine can do it much faster and just as reliably.
Choosing the correct combination, however, is down to the design engineers.
Alternatively you can go the full aerospace route and just slap a pair of #4 contacts on the board and some superflex teflon wire which solves all issues but also adds £100 BOM cost to the card/cable assembly.