Motor Driver connectors on Bonsai Buckaroo

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Motor Driver connectors on Bonsai Buckaroo

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The wire terminals (pressure clips) for the motor driver on the Bonsai Buckaroo have a plastic cover that breaks when pressing them down with a small precision flat head screw driver.

Switched out with a new one and it happened again.

Has anyone else had this happen? Maybe too much pressure on the wire terminals?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Motor Driver connectors on Bonsai Buckaroo

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We have seen a few cases of that. Was the "new one" another Buckaroo, or just the connector itself?

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Re: Motor Driver connectors on Bonsai Buckaroo

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Thanks for the reply.

It was a new Buckaroo, ordered another as a backup.

Might try replacing the broken piece with another type of connector.

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Re: Motor Driver connectors on Bonsai Buckaroo

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Yep, that would work. Some people have even removed it completely and soldered wires directly.

But we can replace the ones with broken tabs if you want. Send an email to [email protected] with a link to this thread and your order number(s) and they can send you replacement Buckaroos.

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