Which connectors to use? :)

[billy breach]

whats the main advantage of using them over deans....or are they just the same and it comes down to what you like or cost?

[Mouldy]

Andersons are massive and heavy for a feather, but there easy to mount...powerpoles can only take like 30a but are small, light, relatively reliable but can pop apart in a fight...

Ive used all of the connectors mentioned above and found the best to be deans...there getting quite cheap now on ebay...ive used the cheap ebay ones and theyve only ever let me down once... i tried to pull 220amps through one and it welded together.

[typhoon_driver]

I used to use andersons but they have less current handling capacity. They do clip together nicely however I now prefer deans

[billy breach]

So on short I think its safe to say that deans are the way forward for feathers

[PJ-27]

+1 for Deans!

They can be tricky to solder, but at that current handling, size, lack of coming apart and price they can't be beat.

Also +1 for only using 2 in your bot, Battery and Link, solder everything else otherwise it's just more points of failure. Just be ready with an iron should something break!

On another note I used to use Anderson's in my RC car (the little one, not the massive poles) and aside from being THE single most difficult thing to solder (in the world ever!) they come apart on impact very easily.

Those Blue connectors in the photo (what are they called?) come as standard on Flight Power Li-Po's so if anyone can recommend them, or point me towards where I can get a set I would be tempted to use them. I hate soldering Batteries, always very paranoid of getting the cells too hot.

[Anttazz]

Those Blue connectors in the photo (what are they called?) come as standard on Flight Power Li-Po's so if anyone can recommend them, or point me towards where I can get a set I would be tempted to use them. I hate soldering Batteries, always very paranoid of getting the cells too hot.

Those connectors have EC3 written on em, probably called that. Please don't join the daft question club PJ, its already pretty full You can get em on the Gimson site.

Speaking of Deans connectors, I noticed that component-shop.co.uk are selling Vapextech batteries for the same price (or a bit cheaper) as their own ebay store but with the option of having the connectors over to Deans for you instead of the Tamiya ones for nothing. I ordered a set just before new year so can't comment on the quality of their work, if they are indeed changing the connectors themselves, but from the photos it looks good.

[PJ-27]

It's not that daft, Deans have XT written on them but they're not called XT connectors now are they.

Unfortunately there isn't an emoticon that gives the finger.......

[billy breach]

well......they are called EC3 Power Connectors.....

you can get some here:

http://www.gimsonrobotics.co.uk/electrical.html

[Anttazz]

Real Deans connectors have nothing written on em, the copies or XTs I think a lot of places call them do. They look like Deans but are made by Hobby King (I think) so probably legally they can't call them Deans even though the two are compatible with eachother.

Unfortunately there isn't an emoticon holding up a mirror...

[PJ-27]

Hahaha