ckblood05

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ok, im looking to buy 2 2s lipo's for my rustler. and 1 3s lipo. how would i go about attaching traxxas plugs on them? heres the link- http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=11614

or is there lipos similiar for the price that come with traxxas ends? it has to be atleast 5000mah and 40c.

Divey

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I have some of those packs and they run great especially with the 25 amp charge rate. just cut the connectors off and solder your traxxas one's on. Since it is 8g wire I would strip the wire down like to 12g so it makes it easier to solder but it is doable as 8g.

Terry

ckblood05

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yea, i was hoping i wouldnt have to do that. i found these connectors. i think these will work? link- http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...dProduct=10267

ScottyM

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Those are for charging, and will not hold up to the drain on batt at WOT.. In other words the Wires will burn up when you nail the throttle...

Disregard Those are made for a hard case, and may work in your case.. But soldering on the correct ends would best.. Because every connection you make will drop power.

Divey

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No, those are to small and will not fit. The best thing to do is solder or own on. Solder guns are like 15 bucks at home depot. Watch a couple vids on youtube and your good to go. That's how I learned and now I am soldering 40 6mm bullet connectors to all my lipos and esc's and redoing all the 8g wire on the hobby king lipos down to 12 g. All this and a little practice from watching the videos. Flux is your friend.

Terry

ckblood05

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ok, i will have to do that then. i got a craftsman soldering iron. and a roll of wire. im not sure what gauge the soldering wire is. or i will take them to my lhs and they can do it for me.

SaladFork

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Soldering is so easy with a good iron and flux. I can understand it being intimidating when dealing with batteries though.

ckblood05

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my uncle has the cold heat soldering gun. its brand new, never used. you know the one you can touch your finger to and it wont burn you. would that work? so i would need these plugs? link- http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=8323

Divey

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These are the one's you would need. You would use the female one and solder the little tabs to the power leads and push them in the plug.
Terry
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=9762

ckblood05

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ok, i'll order them when i purchase the lipos. thanks everyone!

SaladFork

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The cold heat solder irons suck. I know you are on a budget so the Hako's out. The Home Cheapo will have something that will heat up enough to solder the 8g wires. I used a Hobbico cheapie for quite a while and can't believe I didn't spend a little extra and get a good solder iron. If you do a lot of it, it's a must. Best $89.00 I have spent in this hobby hands down.

ckblood05

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yea, i just read a bunch of reviews on the cold heat.....all bad! i really dont use a soldering iron at all. i'll probably just have my lhs do it for me. i'll take the traxxas plugs in and the lipo batteries and have them solder them.

ckblood05

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could i use this battery also in my rustler? as long as i soldered on the traxxas plugs.
link-http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=13959

brickshouse

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I wanna see ya solder those 8 GAUGE wires with a $15 solder gun Exact reason I bought a Hakko, best $75 ever spent

ckblood05

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nooo, im not going to attempt soldering them. especially with a cheap soldering gun. i dont use them much, so im just going to have my lhs do it. they will probably do it for free. the one lhs soldered a wire that started to break on my 12t titan motor for free.