Originally Posted by
Billy Kelly
Ok. Nothing against engineers, but they to tend to over think some things.
Lol well Im not an engineer but I wish I was 😂. Ya Deans were strange to see on 6S. Ive had Deans melt on 4S in a lightweight buggy. Its just some people get lucky, others don't.
My system would require the same work as swapping to any other connector. But since the power handling, bullet sizes, and wiring are all safe and appropriate, once my system is installed on all LiPos, ESCs and Chargers, You would never need to do it again.
Additionally, if your friends swapped for the convenience of one set of connectors, you would now be able to swap batteries any time with anyone. Say you are at the track, and like my track there is a bashing area outside. You brought your 4S LiPos for the track but have no 6S on you. You win a race, and wanna run 6S in a rig for bashing. Well ur buddy can just give you his to run for a cycle.
Now say you wanna but out the big guns, you have an X-Maxx or Kraton 8S in the trunk or back seat. No problem, your 1/8 connectors and 8AWG wire can handle whatever stock or aftermarket system those trucks could have. Then a buddy has a DBXL-E he wants to run. No problem, because the wiring and connectors are strong enough for that too.
Ive saw a YouTube video a while back where someone with a lot of money, but not well educated enough, did a 12S electric conversation on a Losi 5T and used freaking 12AWG wire and Deans Connectors. In the video the truck is obviously strangled for power and cut out now and then. And then he wonders why? It literally took me and other people 50 comments to be like "Hey man, your wiring and connectors aren't good enough, you are lucky it didn't start on fire!"
People who like the hobby are often under-educated regarding the danger of the amount of electricity running around in these machines. And whats staggering is when they see these machines do 60+ MPH and triple backflips off jumps, it never occurs to them to stop and think "Wow, thats a lot of power, I better make sure I set this thing up correctly" LOL