changing connections

[phhh]

Ive just bought a car and the esc and motor have connections ive not seen before and i want to change them to a tamiya plug and banana plugs on the esc and banana plugs on the motor, does anyone know how its done who could tell me how to do it or point me in the right direction please.
Cheers

[raceeng18]

You'll have to cut off the connector you have and re-solder them with the connector you want. Take a look at you tube and search" how to solder" if you've never done it before. Wires and connectors need to be clean, fluxed and tinned for it all to come together correctly.

[phhh]

Ok thank you.
Is it safe to change to tamiya and banana connections from the ones on it as i read somewhere not to do it

[mark32]

are ur connectors small and red with the prongs looking like a t if so those r deans and one of the most common plugs out.

[phhh]

Originally Posted by mark32

are ur connectors small and red with the prongs looking like a t if so those r deans and one of the most common plugs out.

No not deans someone has said there not who saw a pic.
Baffled on this one lol

[Johnnysplits]

Originally Posted by phhh

Is it safe to change to tamiya

Nooooo! Tamiya connectors are shit and you should stay far, far away from them. Deans, EC3, 3.5 or 4mm bullet connectors are your best bet.

[Odd-M]

I prefer Deans as almost everyone else here uses them and most batteries are delivered with them. Get the original Ultra Deans, much better than the copies that exsists. For motor connectors I prefer 4 mm bullet.

Soldering takes a little bit of training. I've found out the hard way to NOT cheap out on the soldering tin. There's very many differences between them, mix of materials and intended use. I don't know what brands you might have in your country, but I've found Stannol S-321 to work very well for me. Doesn't just float out like water when it melts like some other I've tried.

[Trubble]

The good news is that if you buy unassembled Tamiya connectors, those are typically installed with crimpers and don't require soldering.

Bad news is, they're made of a thin foil and will deform at the first sight of any significant amp draw. In other words,you absolutely WILL encounter connection problems. Don't know how much experience you have with electrical gremlins, but they're really not as fun as you'd think. Some pretty weird stuff happens sometimes, and that connection will always be suspect.

Dean's is the most popular. Everything I have has been changed over to Traxxas connectors. XT-60 connectors are gaining popularity. And there's also EC-3, Sermos PowerPoles, and bullet connectors available too. On the bullets, highly recommend decent solder on models, not the (again) formed foil crimp on models. I'd kinda like to know what you have on there, before you go and get all gung-ho on changing out connectors, though.

Always make sure you put the female connectors on the battery, as you wouldn't want a screwdriver or something rolling into, and shorting, your battery while on the bench.

Typically, the same goes for the ESC to motor connection, female on the ESC, male on the motor.

[phhh]

Originally Posted by Trubble

I'd kinda like to know what you have on there, before you go and get all gung-ho on changing out

I have no idea what they are, how do i put a pic up to show you?

[The Violator]

Originally Posted by phhh

I have no idea what they are, how do i put a pic up to show you?

[phhh]

Originally Posted by The Violator

Cheers

Its those sermos connectors by the looks of it

[The Violator]

Tamiya connectors are not meant for any kind of high amp draw situation. In this hobby Deans are the standard. They are a little tricky to solder, but a great product. I have never used one, but I have read the traxxas connectors are easy to solder, and a good connector in high draw situations.


If your not good with a soldering station I would find a hobby store to do it for you. A bad connection will cause way more trouble than the couple $'s you would have to pay someone else to solder for you.