Connector between batt and ESC??
 

Wich type of connector do you use on the batterie side (between the batterie and controller??
Dean?
bullet type (wich size?)

On mine, i use bullet 5.5mm, but :oh: it's a pain to disconnect:eyes:

Ive been using deans for a long time. Never had any problems or saw a reason to switch.

Deans here too, for at least 4 years.

Ultra Deans here also. They do handle alot of current with no problems.

I have been looking at the new Traxxas Connectors though.

I thought about the traxxas for about a minute too. Then the reality of changing every connector I had on every model and every battery set in. All of that soldering and money for connectors made my skin crawl...:no:

Deans all the way. I have a feeling that they will last longer, the traxxas rely on the plastic flexing to hold them together tightly, at least the deans have the little springy metal piece (sorry about the overly scientific term) you can shape to suit.

Deans for me.

Have always run Deans except the first month I had my E-Maxx (which was my first electric truck).

Same here ... Ultra Deans

I'm running the Traxxas connectors now. I switched from the Deans. I was tired of pulling so hard on the Deans without a good place to grab hold of. So far I really like the Traxxas connectors. It was faster than I thought to switch over and no heat shrinking is required. A whole fleet of batteries and speed controls (6-8 batteries, 4 ESC's, and 2 chargers) took about 1-1.5 hours total.

A couple minor issues:
1. If you have to remove them for any reason it's near impossible to do it without destroying the connector housing.

2. If you don't pay attention to the 'solder line' it can be difficult to insert the connectors into the housing. I just solder them real good and clean up the joint with a Dremel until it's at the solder line and I haven't had any trouble since.

I've noticed no difference in power or heat, you'd need equipment to measure that.

Haha. :lol: Thats too funny.

I also use deans on all my stuff between the ESC and battery. But I use 5.5mm bullet connectors between the motor and ESC.

I am using 3,5mm MPJET Bullet Connectors between battery and ESC, my Motor is soldered directly to my ESC.

I use deans also,have used the Traxxas connectors also. Like soldering them better though.
phil

Dean's rule the roost.

Wow!! Deans is very popular, i've always use Deans before, but this time i want to give a try to the 5.5 bullet. The only down side of this 5.5 that i can see first, is that's a pain to disconect, and realy hard to solder, because the connector have a fuc... hole in it's side and it's realy difficult to fill the conector with solder because i loose it by the hole.

I use 5.5 bullet between the motor and ESC too.

Just be very careful since the color of your leads is your only means of "Reverse Polarity Protection". You could go "male-female" on one side, and then do the same on the other side. This way they can't be plugged in backwards.

When I solder Bullet connectors, I always tin the wire first with alot of solder. Once it's tinned all the way around, remove the heat and continue to lay solder on it. Create a "bulb" of solder there.

Then I insert the connector into a clamp on a "helping hands" and fill the connector to the bottom edge of the hole you mentioned. A little always runs out that I have to clean up when I put the wire in.

With heat applied to the connector, the tinned wire will heat up and slide right in.

On the larger connectors, I've noticed they don't fill all the way to the top like 3mm connectors do. I think it's OK if they don't. Just so you have a contact patch a little larger than the Cross Section of the wire, it should be fine. :yes:

Yes i do exactly what you did, but i've find a way to fill the connector. I take a pair of Vise Grip plier and install the plier for they "obture" the hole of the connector. Like that, i can fill the connector without any problem. After that, i remove the plier and just clean the connector with a Dremel and a sending pad to remove any remaining tin (or solder, don't know the real word in english:intello:)

And yes, i use female on red batterie and black ESC and male on black batterie and red ESC.

Deans for me too. I have no trouble gripping the connector, except when it is really cold out. It would be nice if Deans had an option for the same connector except with a sightly longer grip area.

Also, a lot of people at the track seem to use Deans as well, so it may be easier to find someone to lend you a pack to use if needed...

Deans Ultra here, and not the knockoff type. While the fakes might have better contact and are much cheaper, they are near impossible to disconnect. The real ones are pretty easy to unplug as long as they don't get deformed while soldering.

If I were to try something else it would be the traxxas connectors or 5/6mm bullet plugs. Like others, I don't want to swap all of my stuff nor pay for all new connectors.