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05-30-2011, 05:13 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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| connectors.. is one better then the other ?
a friend of mine has all his r/c with deans plugs. read somewhere that the traxxas plugs flows more. he is switching to the traxxas plugs now. how can a plug like that matter??. i saw a tamilya plug melt once that was it. question is it really worth it? all mine are deans. never a problem thanks |
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05-30-2011, 05:40 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States
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No, keep the deans.....he is downgrading.
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05-30-2011, 06:46 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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You really won't see that much of a difference between Deans and TRX plugs, they have about the same resistance. Personnally, I like Deans, they are more compact, but they can be a little difficult to unplug.
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05-30-2011, 07:05 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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Deans are most common, Anderson PowerPoles/Sermos are a bit behind, Traxxas is further back. All are fairly similar in performance. For Crawlers, there is no real difference, "Go Fasts" might show a difference. Tamiya suck. |
05-30-2011, 07:12 PM | #5 | |
cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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don't trust your soldering skills enough to pull on the wires? I agree with everyone that has posted so far, deans are the best, TRX plugs are not bad, if everyone in your area is using TRX it might be worth the switch, (swapping batterys/ESC's etc is just easier) I personaly will be sticking with deans. | |
05-30-2011, 07:39 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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thanks for the posting up. really didnt see how it mattered. im going to show him this
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05-30-2011, 08:14 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, Washington
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I personally hate dean's plugs.....I used to the traxxas plugs, but I found soldering them bleh. I use anderson powerpoles on all my stuff now.... If I had my way, I would use no plugs but its just not very practical with lipo, especially in a crawler. Later EddieO |
05-30-2011, 08:20 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States
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I use ec3 plugs, I'm pretty happy with them
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05-31-2011, 05:27 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey shore
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thanks for the replys
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05-31-2011, 06:29 AM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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| +1, when I went from direct solder to packs/motors, I switched to Anderson Powerpoles (AKA Sermos) for batteries. I still see no reason to switch. |
05-31-2011, 07:49 AM | #12 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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i use the xt60 conneectors fro battery to esc, but bullet connectors from esc to motor. the xt60's are easier to solder than deans, and the bullets are just neater when there is a lot of wiring about
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05-31-2011, 08:23 AM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Token's life matters
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On a crawler Deans work fine, but on my Slash and truggy I run the Hobby King EC5.
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05-31-2011, 09:36 AM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: triad
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good info. I have been using Dean connectors just because i thought "that's what everyone seems to use so they must be the best".... I like them but as mentioned they are often difficult to pull apart and i worry i will pull wires out of my ESC or BEC when trying to get them out of the rig. But, just be patient i guess...
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05-31-2011, 12:25 PM | #15 |
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I switched to trx plugs just for the fact of pushing together and pulling apart. I do trust my soldering, but the deans were harder to pull apart.
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05-31-2011, 12:45 PM | #16 |
owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Deans on all my RC equipment, andersons on all my bigger stuff. I personally do not like andersons, even with a fancy crimper. After going through a few hundred plugs on just my personal equipment, their design flaws become obvious. They have a tendency to loosen over time with many unplug/ plug cycles, and the surface that gets pitted from plugging in the ESC is also the main contact for current flow. Over time they just ruin themselves. Furthermore the contact pressure is very low, making them prone to vibration issues. Andersons do work though, I just have a low opinion of them. Deans only pit on the forward most surface, which is a very small portion of the contact. I am swapping to 4mm Castle bullets on all my larger stuff, and keeping Deans on the R/C equipment. I would say deans are good enough, but using what your local buddies also use is a great idea. |
05-31-2011, 06:39 PM | #17 |
Suck it up! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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I used to be a fan of the Traxxas plugs until the bit of plastic broke off underneath one of the tabs and it wouldn't make contact any more. I've also yanked tabs clean out of the connectors. Now I've got Deans on everything.
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05-31-2011, 06:43 PM | #18 | |
cherry bomb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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I used to be all deans, then my brother went TRX so I made the swap, he's not longer into RC and i'm all deans again | |
05-31-2011, 06:47 PM | #19 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Washington
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I use deans, mostly for the peace of mind that if I blow up or run out of batteries at a comp, there is bound to be another person with a battery you can use.
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05-31-2011, 06:57 PM | #20 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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| After a month of micro-miniature soldering training and damn near 20 years of doing it on the job, I trust my soldering skills more than I trust the connectors themselves. I worry about pulling the shielding off of the wires... In reality, as long as you are running a high-current, low-loss connector, it really doesn't matter in a crawler, pick a connector and standardize all of your gear to it. If the people you run with use a particular type, I'd recommend running with that style... |
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