[glassdoctor]

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...