Answered: Using tape to secure wires into cortex ports

[Warrior5]

Hi Karthik,
I seem to remember this question being last year but I was unable to locate the thread in question. Here is some quoted text from the official VEX Sack Attack Manual.

<R7> Robots are allowed the following additional “non-VEX” components:

g. A small amount of tape may be used for the following purposes:
i.** For the sole purpose of securing any connection between the ends of two (2) VEX cables. **
ii. For labeling wires and motors.
iii. Teflon tape solely for the purposes of preventing leaks may be used on the threaded
portions of pneumatic fittings.
iv. For securing and retaining a VEXnet key to the Cortex Microcontroller. Using tape in this
manner is highly recommended to ensure a robust connection.

Now my question is this: Is it permissible to use a small amount of tape to hold wires into the cortex motor ports? While not specifically mentioned above, I believe it could fall into the bolded subsection since the ports are similar to the connectors on a wire.
Thanks!

[Karthik]

Hi Karthik,
I seem to remember this question being last year but I was unable to locate the thread in question. Here is some quoted text from the official VEX Sack Attack Manual.

Now my question is this: Is it permissible to use a small amount of tape to hold wires into the cortex motor ports? While not specifically mentioned above, I believe it could fall into the bolded subsection since the ports are similar to the connectors on a wire.
Thanks!

This would not be permitted, in accordance to the above quoted rules. Consider using the Competition Cortex Wire Retaining Clips as a legal and more elegant solution.

[Warrior5]

This would not be permitted, in accordance to the above quoted rules. Consider using the Competition Cortex Wire Retaining Clips as a legal and more elegant solution.

Ok. The reason I was asking was we could not locate any clips so before we bought more we wanted to check. Thanks!

[Karthik]

Ok. The reason I was asking was we could not locate any clips so before we bought more we wanted to check. Thanks!

You’re welcome!