5mm Inboard Plugs
08-06-2013, 12:12 PM
#16
If you guys are worried about a few milli ohms, you guys just need to use better plugs 
Try our QTEQ Banana plugs, they have 6 double contact points (for 12 total contacts) and are 24K Gold plated brass. They are priced a bit high, but they are the best banana plugs in the market today. Nothing else that we have tested is as efficient. They hold so hard that they actually came out with a plug pulling tool so that you don't yank on your wires.
Try our QTEQ Banana plugs, they have 6 double contact points (for 12 total contacts) and are 24K Gold plated brass. They are priced a bit high, but they are the best banana plugs in the market today. Nothing else that we have tested is as efficient. They hold so hard that they actually came out with a plug pulling tool so that you don't yank on your wires.One thing I was going to add is the 5mm does make sense since electricity flows across the surface one would assume that 5mm is better than 4mm due to more surface area. But if we are not pulling enough current to exceed the surface area of a 4mm bullet do you really need 5mm?
EA
08-06-2013, 12:47 PM
#18
One thing I was going to add is the 5mm does make sense since electricity flows across the surface one would assume that 5mm is better than 4mm due to more surface area. But if we are not pulling enough current to exceed the surface area of a 4mm bullet do you really need 5mm?
EA
EA
The "skin effect" you are talking about will have no effect on the battery connection. Skin effect only becomes a problem with high current, high frequency AC circuits (Or pulsating DC Circuits).
The 5mm should offer more surface area, for a firmer, less resistive connection, but in real world, you will never notice a difference..
Pure advertising/marketing gimick.
Shawn.
08-06-2013, 12:51 PM
#19
The "skin effect" you are talking about will have no effect on the battery connection. Skin effect only becomes a problem with high current, high frequency AC circuits (Or pulsating DC Circuits).
The 5mm should offer more surface area, for a firmer, less resistive connection, but in real world, you will never notice a difference..
Pure advertising/marketing gimick.
Shawn.
The 5mm should offer more surface area, for a firmer, less resistive connection, but in real world, you will never notice a difference..
Pure advertising/marketing gimick.
Shawn.
The only place I have seen where I "thought" they were pulling enough current to matter was at the snowbirds this past year in 1S mod oval. Most all of the fast guys were melting the wire off of the bullet at battery. Once I gave a few guys some of the GOOD Qtep bullets from Reflex racing none of them had issues. So they were not pulling to much current for the size of the connector....just too much for the crappy bullet they had on their cars.
EA
08-06-2013, 01:59 PM
#20
If they both provide the same performance then how about using both? One 4mm port and one 5mm port, this is one way for people to avoid plugging in their batteries wrong when using bullet connectors. At least for the people who don't do the one wire is shorter so it can't reach trick.
08-06-2013, 02:41 PM
#21
Tech Master
GM did that a couple of years back, they had 1 off 3.5mm and 1 off 4mm, not sure if they still do them, or, if 3.5mm would be considered too small and would actually make a difference.
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