Battery soldering methods on xray?
 

Ok guys, i know there's an xray thread, but i chose to make my own here.

I previously used a losi xxx-s, and never had to worry much about wire routing and anything hitting the belt.

I'm fair with the soldering, not good, not horrible. I'm used to using deans ultra plugs, and to be honest that's what i prefer. But that may not really be the best way on an xray, i see.

So my questions are:
1. Should i keep using the deans plugs? Or switch to hardwire, because i don't want too much wire roaming around under the body?

2. If i do hardwire, what are those things called that they have soldered to the battery where the wire gets connected in the xray evo2 setup booklet? I figured it was battery posts, but i can't find them.

3. Should all wires be routed under the belts or over?

4. Is there a T or Y connector for my speed control, because i have no interest in jumping the red to the battery then to the motor? I've tried soldering but hasn't worked out too well, and also i have no heatsink shaped like that.

Links to the best places to get any materials i need would be helpful too.

Thanks,
Joe

Oh, and i have the packs set 3 in the back of each side.

Attached are a couple of pictures on how I set up the wiring while using Dean's Plugs. It's worked out well for me.

another one.

Thanks G,
Putting the wires under the straps was part of what i was thinking.

In your pics, did you connect 2 leads to male side of the deans for the battery (red wires)? So it jumps out to the motor, without having to make an additional connection?


On my old lrp ESC it had the 4 wires not the 3, that's why i have to do it different now.

Thanks for replying.

GUys. Just to share with u.
I am using banana plugs (or is it collary plugs) on all my connectors. It work perfectly.
WIll post up the picture tomoro if i have the time.
The wire leading to the other side from the ESC i tied it to the upper deck to prevent it touching the belt.
Just my 0.02

It's really just personal preference. If you like a clean look then direct solder and keep everything under the upper deck and out of sight. Performance wise there is no difference.

Guys, any importance on trying to keep the leads to the battery the same length?

there is a performance difference if you have connections in your wires, you loose energy in the form of heat/resistance.

I don't have the LRP anymore. I use a Keyence which has the four wires. It's the same setup except that only one red wire is connected to the Deans and the motor wires are connected to the motor without going under the top deck.

Performancewise, the difference using connectors and not is too miniscule to be detected by anyone other than maybe a world class driver. The only exception would be using Tamiya plugs which are known to melt under high current situations. Deans, PowerPoles, and corraly plugs offer very very minute resistance.