I have a question that is somewhat related to this topic. One of my ESC's is a used Maclan Pico I bought on this forum. The wires were cut to a length that were just barely usable in my vehicles. Seriously 1/4 inch shorter and I couldn't have made them reach. Used them for a while what a nightmare get the battery in and out. I decided to solder some short wires to the motor and connect to the speed control with 4 mm castle bullets and then I covered them with shrink wrap. Here is a picture of what it is now.

As a side note I was surprised to find that there doesn't seem to be any good 3 wire connectors available. Maybe I'm wrong? Shortly after making this change I completely smoked the motor I was using at that time. A Schuurspeed17.5 V4. Here is a picture of that.

Now finally here is my question. I know it sounds crazy but is there a chance that adding these bullets between the ESC and motor had something to do with frying the motor? Maybe on a microscopic level there is some kind of arcing inside the bullets or contamination of the electrical signal? Or am I overthinking this as I usually do? All opinions even insults (if tasteful) are welcome 🥴