New Battery Connectors

Leave the white connector (left) plugged into the charger and cortex unit.

The new connectors for the Vex batteries have arrived. Nicole Carroll will be contacting each team leader over the next couple of weeks to trade out batteries with the new connectors for the ones that you received with the old connectors. All the batteries are new, so you won't be compromising power or quality by swapping out the batteries.

Here is what we are doing. The white connector is susceptible to failure after significant use. We are placing the red and black connectors between the battery and the white connector. Since you have two batteries you can leave one connector plugged into your cortex unit and one plugged into your charger. Keep them plugged in and disconnect/reconnect your batteries using the red and black connectors.

We will explain more when we drop off the batteries. Just be prepared to swap out your two old batteries for the two new ones with the improved connectors. As always, let us know if you have questions.