Battery connectors
 

Hello hello

Running stock touring with deans connectors to my battery. Looks like everyone is running bullets on there's. Any advantage?

Also what size wire are the battery wires and also motor wires?

I like the deans and other polarized connectors. I saw a previous post about a guy smoking his esc with bullet connectors and reversing the polarity!

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Most of the resistance in a cars' wiring comes from the solder joints themselves. Bullet plugs mean you have one joint on each battery lead; Dean's or any other plug means you have solder joints on both sides of the connector itself. In a stock class where people will spend big $$$$ on parts to save a thousandth of a second a lap, this one is kinda free.

As mentioned above, you do need to very, very careful when plugging in your battery with bullet plugs though.

Wire will typically be 12awg for that sort of application.

If only battery mfg's would make their batteries with a 4mm & a 4 1/2mm or a 4mm& 5 mm plug we would not be able to hook them up backwards. But then someone would complain that the smaller plug is killing their ....... LOL Just a thought

Tom

Dean's plugs are fine.

You probably have the best, Dean's connectors. Why do you want to downgrade to bullets?

Deans
 

I'm not the type to care for a 0.0001 of a second so I'll stick it out with the deans

I run 35 and 45 amp Anderson Power Poles and have had no problem with big amperage use. They are rated at 30 or 45 amps at 120volts so i think they are quite beefy at the 7.4v or 11.1v of a LiPo. I dont even have to solder them on anymore. The crimped method works great and are easy to complete. They snap positively and are a solid connection but still easy to pull apart. They are also worlds cheaper than Deans, TRX or bullets.

The HobbyKing knock-off version of Deans plugs aren't too bad either for the price, and are compatible with the originals.

Might have to try these. Any good places to get them, or just google it?

Search PowerWerx on Google. I dont have enough posts to put the URL down...:flaming:

$50 for the 150 piece kit or you can buy them separate starting from like $9.

Make sure you get the "tool" that they offer. Its $30 and called the TriCrimp. Its amazing and worth its weight in gold.

The 30 amp connectors are good down to 12 gauge wire. The 45 amp are good down to i think 10 gauge wire. I run the 30amp on mine since Castle, Traxxas and Trackstar ESC's use 12-14 gauge wire. 15-45amp versions all use the same housings also so it makes them all compatible with each other.

Only gripe so far is that they are a tiny bit bigger than a TRX connector. Using them on some of my smaller models has proven to be annoying(under 1/14 scale). I do fine with them its just annoying cramming everything under a 1/14 or 1/18 scale buggy body.

Power plug
 

Depending where you are in the US. Try City Electrical Supply. They also have one called Ideal Powerplug which is a 2 wire orange unit.

Surprisingly, I find McMaster Carr is a good source. Close in the Midwest, and generally cheap freight costs. Can pick up some fasteners etc if you place an order.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#power-pole-connectors/=112w9ag

I've used these for years. Only gone to bullets recently because my SMC shorty packs are only available with no lead wires (bullet version only).

I dumped all my dean's in favor of genuine XT 60 connectors. I find them much better to use