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Old 11-23-2016, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by tomkatn
I want to install connectors between motor and ESC, from what I read it seems they should be 4mm on all three wires ... which brand/model/type should I be using? .. smaller the better I would assume but I want it to be as little resistance as possible? 13.5 and 17.5 motors, Hobbywing spec (60 amp) ESC and 2s lipos if it matters .. thanks!
I honestly think these things are made to be more important than they are. I used to run great planes 2mm bullet connectors on my motor wires/motor. Never noticed a difference since switching to hardwiring. I've also ran 16 ga wire for a summer and not had a problem. Sure bigger is better, hardwiring is even better, but they will all work. I prefer hardwiring, but only since buying a nice soldering station that makes the work easy to do. Honestly brushless motors are so little maintenance, it's not really a bother to just leave them hooked up and unsolder them now and then to clean them out.
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