HXT 4mm bullet connectors with twin red plastic housing?
02-11-2011, 03:11 PM
#1
HXT 4mm bullet connectors with twin red plastic housing?
Does anyone know where (in the U.S.) I can get some of those 4mm bullet connectors with the red plastic housing that hold two wires? Hobbyking has them, but all of China is currently closed for three weeks for their Chinese New Year celebration, and it takes a month to ship them even when they're not closed. And even HobbyKing currently has them backordered, which means out of stock.
These connectors come on most of the LiPos and LiFePO4 batteries from HobbyPartz, HobbyKing, etc. I like them, but my cars don't have that connector, neither do my chargers.
They look like this:
Any hobby shops or electrical supply places or ANY kind of store, have them? Either in Southern Cal, or anywhere in the U.S. or Canada?
These connectors come on most of the LiPos and LiFePO4 batteries from HobbyPartz, HobbyKing, etc. I like them, but my cars don't have that connector, neither do my chargers.
They look like this:
Any hobby shops or electrical supply places or ANY kind of store, have them? Either in Southern Cal, or anywhere in the U.S. or Canada?
02-11-2011, 03:35 PM
#2
use normal bullets with shrink over them. thats what i did until i swapped my whole fleet over to deans
02-11-2011, 04:58 PM
#3
02-11-2011, 06:12 PM
#4
you may want to consider switching connectors. it will suck switching everything over but there is not anything to stop you from hooking up a battery with reverse polarity. i used to use Sermos connectors until i accidentally dead shorted a battery and smoked it. it was my stupid fault so i switched to deans. they are readily available, and you cant hook them up wrong and are 'zero loss' and high current. i just try to make my lipos idiot proof!
02-11-2011, 06:14 PM
#5
If you take your time and assemble these correctly, before you solder, they are also reverse protected, like Deans. 
02-12-2011, 10:44 AM
#7
But I finally compromised by ordering three from Arizona (for two cars and a charger, to use existing LiPos that have them), and 20 from China via Ebay to convert the other Lipos, all the NiMHs, and my 4-year-old son's Slash and the NiMH chargers.
Before ordering the China ones, I emailed each Chinese vendor that has them on Ebay and asked if they (a) had them in stock, and (b) could ship quickly. Diligence paid off, I ordered them yesterday and the guy has already shipped them! But slow transportation will still take a month to get here, I'm sure.
02-12-2011, 10:50 AM
#8
I hear that. It's the biggest roadblock to my switching over to them.
But I finally compromised by ordering three from Arizona (for two cars and a charger, to use existing LiPos that have them), and 20 from China via Ebay to convert the other Lipos, all the NiMHs, and my 4-year-old son's Slash and the NiMH chargers.
Before ordering the China ones, I emailed each Chinese vendor that has them on Ebay and asked if they (a) had them in stock, and (b) could ship quickly. Diligence paid off, I ordered them yesterday and the guy has already shipped them! But slow transportation will still take a month to get here, I'm sure.
But I finally compromised by ordering three from Arizona (for two cars and a charger, to use existing LiPos that have them), and 20 from China via Ebay to convert the other Lipos, all the NiMHs, and my 4-year-old son's Slash and the NiMH chargers.
Before ordering the China ones, I emailed each Chinese vendor that has them on Ebay and asked if they (a) had them in stock, and (b) could ship quickly. Diligence paid off, I ordered them yesterday and the guy has already shipped them! But slow transportation will still take a month to get here, I'm sure.
02-12-2011, 11:37 AM
#9
Tech Fanatic
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Just get EC5. Same thing as those but with indents on the plug so it only fits one way.
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...5d511811e51ce2
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...5d511811e51ce2
02-21-2011, 10:01 PM
#11
I hear that. It's the biggest roadblock to my switching over to them.
But I finally compromised by ordering three from Arizona (for two cars and a charger, to use existing LiPos that have them), and 20 from China via Ebay to convert the other Lipos, all the NiMHs, and my 4-year-old son's Slash and the NiMH chargers.
Before ordering the China ones, I emailed each Chinese vendor that has them on Ebay and asked if they (a) had them in stock, and (b) could ship quickly. Diligence paid off, I ordered them yesterday and the guy has already shipped them! But slow transportation will still take a month to get here, I'm sure.
But I finally compromised by ordering three from Arizona (for two cars and a charger, to use existing LiPos that have them), and 20 from China via Ebay to convert the other Lipos, all the NiMHs, and my 4-year-old son's Slash and the NiMH chargers.
Before ordering the China ones, I emailed each Chinese vendor that has them on Ebay and asked if they (a) had them in stock, and (b) could ship quickly. Diligence paid off, I ordered them yesterday and the guy has already shipped them! But slow transportation will still take a month to get here, I'm sure.
And I just got a notice today, that the ones from China have been sighted in Santa Clarita, CA! (why there??) But that's a pleasant surprise. They might get to San Diego tomorrow or the next day, dare I hope?
The Post Office giveth, and the Post Office taketh away. Blessed be the ways of the Post Office.
02-22-2011, 06:31 PM
#12
Post Office says they delivered them to my house today. I'll be home soon to check.
If true, that's ten days, mainland China to San Diego. Not bad!
If true, that's ten days, mainland China to San Diego. Not bad!
02-23-2011, 01:43 PM
#14
Tech Adept
12-25-2011, 07:40 PM
#15
I had been looking for some in the states as well. I finally found some at RCDude.com. I had never heard of them, but ordered on a Monday and had them on Wed.