bullet connectors

[squeeforever]

Yup.

[jnev]

Great. Thanks for the help.

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by jnev

Will the wires on the MM ESC be thick enough to fit inside the 5.5mm connectors? On the wires from the MM on my 1/8 buggy, the wires seem very thin... which is why I directly soldered them to the motor.

seems this question went unanswered. i soldered 5.5mm bullet connectors (bought from mike, by the way ) to my MM leads. the opening of the connector is certainly larger than the wire, so i 'twisted' the bare wire up and crammed it into the hole so it took up the spare space. heat it up, add solder through the handy hole (wasn't meant for that i know, but it sure was handy) and viola.

[nativepaul]

I just switched to 3.5s on my 8XL from direct soldered wires to use the motor for another application, when I put it back in the buggy I noticed no difference in coging at all.

There are quality differences between various makes of both 3.5 mm which I use for motors and 4mm which I use for batterys (I have some of both that I wont ever use) I've never had normal basket type bullets loosen, but for those that have or worry about them doing so I have seen 3.5mm and 4mm available with prongs like 5.5mm/6mm instead of baskets.

[jnev]

Sounds good. I am hoping to receive the plugs tomorrow. I plan to use these plugs only for the motor/ESC connections though. I have always used deans for my battery/ESC connections.

[aqwut]

Yeah.. I got mine from StarluckRC also... 5.5mm are nice.. but ebay you can get 10 pairs for $7...

[BrianG]

Too bad Deans didn't make a three point connector like their regular plugs. And they could even make it non-polarized so switching two of the motor wires (if spinning the wrong way) would be as simple as flipping the connector. :)

[nl12]

Neu 6mm plugs are nice, if you want to go all out.

[ClodMaxx]

yeah, i was seriously considering those 6mm plugs... you can fit 10 gauge wire into them! but they're super pricey, for just connectors...

[aqwut]

I'm using the 5.5mm connectors as well, I have no problems sticking 10 Gauge wires in them.... I got my wires from robotmarketplace.com, they're pertty flexible for 10 gauges.. I have yet to try the 8 gauge, but then I'll have to move everything to 6mm connectors..