Castle Creations 1520 vs 1717?

[pinkpanda3310]

Yeh, I did mean for the batteries. :) I would suggest sticking with CC bullets for the motor. I thought you were getting the 6mm bullets for the batteries.

I've never really seen bullet connectors used for batteries. Isn't the Dean plug much better?

[pinkpanda3310]

Deans are good for not crossing the wires accidently but not necessarily better. Some people might argue that a high amp setup is better with bullets. I don't know that first hand. Bullets will be easier to solder.

Ah, ok. But I don't need to order a wire for the motor? That along with bullets come with extra with the MM ESC as you said?

Just have to be 100% sure about this.. :p

[pinkpanda3310]

Yes. My esc's came with them.

Ok. Thank you very much for all the help. I ordered a 1527/1y 1250kv, Mamba Monster Max esc and some wires just incase.

Now I just need to figure out the tranny on the GST.

Btw, this motor has these short wires;


Do I need to remove those and solder the 10 gauge ones then? Or do I just solder the 10 gauge on those?

[nitrostarter]

No your best bet is to solder a bullet to those wire ends and then make an extension as needed.

I run 5.5mm bullets on all my battery connections.

Originally Posted by nitrostarter

No your best bet is to solder a bullet to those wire ends and then make an extension as needed.

I run 5.5mm bullets on all my battery connections.

Ah, ok, then get female bullets on 10 gauge connected to the ESC and connect those to the short motor wires?

[suicideneil]

Whatever is easiest for you- I would just butt-joint the 10guage wires onto those motor wires put male bullets on the other end that will plug directly into the esc. Or you could solder female bullets to the motor wires, then male bullets onto wire that goes from the esc to the motor. Whatever is easiest for you, just use decent solder and a hot iron.

Deans are rated for 65amps continuous, so they do fine in 99% of r/c applications. I use 5.5mm bullets or EC5 connectors as they are easier to grip and solder, again, whatever works best for you.

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Whatever is easiest for you- I would just butt-joint the 10guage wires onto those motor wires put male bullets on the other end that will plug directly into the esc. Or you could solder female bullets to the motor wires, then male bullets onto wire that goes from the esc to the motor. Whatever is easiest for you, just use decent solder and a hot iron.

Deans are rated for 65amps continuous, so they do fine in 99% of r/c applications. I use 5.5mm bullets or EC5 connectors as they are easier to grip and solder, again, whatever works best for you.

Ended up ordering 5.5mm bullets for the motor and ESC. Is that enough for the 1527 and Mamba? Rated at 150A, I figure it should be good enough, but what about bursts?

[nuz69]

If its enough for the ESC input (battery), it's enough for output ;)

Finally found some 6.5mm bullets in Norway (They were all sold out at Offshore electrics.), so that's not a problem anymore.

Thanks again for all the help. My questions may seem a little redundant, but I just want to be absolutely sure about this. First time converting is a little overwhelming.

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Originally Posted by Dj_Sparky

Thanks again for all the help. My questions may seem a little redundant, but I just want to be absolutely sure about this. First time converting is a little overwhelming.

That's what we're here for

[Bondonutz]

My 2cents, I'm running a 1717 in my XXL and it's a real handful. The torque twist makes it pull REALLY hard to the right when theres ever any kind of traction even with the LST tranny design. The truck is nearly undrivable on the street if you want to drive anything more than bumper car fast. I wonder if the 1520 might have ben a better choice for my application ?
When off road and theres limited traction, it makes up for itself with the crazy low end and efficentcy tho.