Quick Motor Change Plugs
 

Does anybody have a recommendation for a plug style which can be used for quickly changing motors?

The idea is to be able to change brushless motors without the need to solder the wires on and off.

Is there going to be and power loss?

Ben

P.S. Photos would be great.

Perhaps Speed Passion motors. They have a bullet style connector built in to the motor.

Pictures on the gallery pages:

http://www.speedpassion.net/us/produ...SP000037&c=MTR

http://www.speedpassion.net/us/produ...p=162820&c=OPT

They also have a 3 wire connector, should be a quicker and safer change than 3 separate bullets, could be used with any brushless motor:

http://www.speedpassion.net/us/produ...p=SP3P01&c=OPT

(From USA site out of habit, starting at the home page may give you better regional info)

No need for photos!!! I soldered 3.5mm female plugs directly onto the tabs of the motor and 3.5mm male plugs to the esc wires. This makes for a nice, easy, quick change set-up for changing motors and speed controls. Good Luck!!!

I always used corallye connectors for motors

aint i seen 3 pin deans plugs? sure i have somewhere, those would be great

Isn't the norm to use female on the side providing the power? The reason, as I understand it, is to reduce the chance of shorting when it could easily be live.

Might not matter in this case, but I'm a newb, so I thought I would ask. :)

Yes that's the norm.

The reason I as is that I have seen some people with Corally type plugs soldered directly to the motor tabs, some with them directly on the ESC tabs, and some in the middle of the wire. I didn't know if there wad a preference (size / capacity).

Ben

I was not worried about "the norm" when I installed my plugs. I was wiring "My motors and speed controls" not the general public's.

The reason I installed the female plugs on the motor, was I did not have to worry about being sloppy and getting solder on male plugs and not being able to plug them in.

Overtime, bullet connectors tends to be loose thus contact fail occurs, Yes soldering has its dissadvanages ( when maintenance calls), but the chances of the solder lossing contact is far more less than with a connector.

Been using bullet connector but encountered problems when occasional plugging of the plugs.

Up to you...

cheers!!!