Connectors or Direct solder for esc & motor?

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Amen Batfish.. soldering a wire to a wire is not the best connection imo.

powerpoles are good connectors, i know them from APC UPS, the big 350A types. I was impressed by them, it was love at first sight. The contact pressure is topnotch., you need a lot of force to get them loose. i don't understand why they are not used for RC. perhaps it's the soft wire that makes them less suited for the cables as used in RC. the 175A is the best imo. perhaps it's their size that keeps people from using them.