IMO a lot of the trouble with chinese deans is from the pins getting misaligned during soldering. The plastic gets soft and the pins can move pretty easy if you are not efficient with the solder job. If this doesn't happen, I think the fake plugs work pretty good... and are good especially for low power stuff like charge adapters.

But the real Deans Ultras are the best way to go, and they aren't THAT expensive, relative to many things in this hobby. Check out what we pay for similar things... like balance plug leads, etc.... those things should also be $.99 or less but they often cost 2-3 bucks each. Just another example...

been there, done that (mostly for shits and giggles)

i was surprised when they were able to handle my rustler vxl on 3s, but i made a funky adaptor for my savage and they melted within 2 minutes.

While we are complaining about the price of connectors, How about the price of CC's 6.5mm bullet plugs at $5.99 for 3 pairs.

Hmm, I may have to pick some up and look at them. The HC ec5 knock offs say 4mm in the description though. I will have to buy both and see if there is any difference.

That's actually not a bad price IMO. Works out to $2 per pair and there is more material with better current-handling capacity.

I just bought 3 sets of those from Mike along with a 720i charger. I plan to switch to 10awg all around (except for Neu's wires, obviously can't change those) plugged by the 6.5mm bullets, so we'll see how I like them.

Why are you still comparing the Deans to Tamiya's? Yes, we know they are worlds better... as far as I can read, we are comparing to bullet connectors.

12 is fine. imo 10 is overkill

There's no such thing as overkill.

6.5mm Plugs
I guess it is not that bad when you think of it like that, however if you need sets of males for different motors then it adds up quickly $$$. You also end up with a bunch of extra females that are un-used.

Hmm, are you sure? What about that gargantuan heatsink and cap bank you made for the Quark a while back? (Or am I confusing you with someone else).

That's true. But who woudn't be happy with a bunch of extra "un-used" females? :wink:

I'm just looking forward to the 17 un-used ones I get when I die...

Brian,

You have a PM from me...would you mind reading it?

Pete

why would you want "un-used" ones??? you have to train them all over again...:lol: personaly, I want 17 porn stars:angel:

Yeah, precisely. There is no such thing as overkill. :yipi:

Leaning slightly closer to the original topic, I've been pretty happy with the HobbyCity ribbed imitations in low-power setups, but I'm also perfectly willing to believe they're not quite as good as the originals.

What really bothers me about genuine Dean's plugs isn't the price, although I'd like to see it come down - it's the availability. Why won't the sell the things in bulk? That was what convinced me to try the HobbyCity imitations in the first place. When we routinely use quite a large number of these connectors, buying them a set at a time is a pointless irritation.

While not exactly bulk, they do sell 5 packs of males and 5 packs of females at my LHS. One of the few things I still actually buy there. Still 5 is better (and cheaper) than a m/f pair at a time.

bulk= cheaper per unit

that's why they don't do it.. although they could sell something like 10pks and keep the price basically the same per piece... just do it for convenience