Originally Posted by
imjonah
I see competitors at national events wire direct, I am wondering if they de-solder and re solder with each charge.
I use Deans with all my setups, I am just curious about this option.
That's correct, it was quite normal to direct solder the ESC leads to the battery when we used NiMH and NiCads. We did unsolder the packs to charge them but remember that each pack was only used for one run per day.
Can you charge while connected to the ESC, usually yes but if you're unsure of what you are doing then it would be safer not to.