Originally Posted by
tazeat
I don't understand not being able to solder deans, they give you a whole tab to solder on to and the solder flows very easily on it... Tin the wire, put a drop off solder on the tab, put tinned wire on tab, touch with soldering iron, remove soldering iron, hold in place until it hardens. Tada. Simple.
Yes, so easy to do. I use Deans and use Traxxas on my E-Maxx, prefer the Deans since I mainly race micro and the plugs are smaller. If you cover the entire connector and a little of the wire below with a larger heat-shrink its near impossible to pull by the wires. If you solder the authentic Deans well they are easier than Traxxas plugs to disconnect.