Removable link mount

[leorcc]

You would be better using EC5 connections.

100% agreed, by far my favorite connectors. And easy to solder as well.

[Eventorizon]

Simply because of their current capacity and the amount of friction there is in the design to stop them coming loose I would design for EC5's

Of course nothing is 100% gaurenteed to work but I beat Nightfury by knocking out its link and several others lost this year for the same reason.

Then again with a laser cutter you could do one for each kind with no problems at all!

[Mega Masher]

Had a look on Robochallenge website, and they sell EC3 connectors. What is the difference between EC3 and EC5? All replies welcome.

[shakesc]

see hobbyking

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...tor_Pair_.html

[leorcc]

Had a look on Robochallenge website, and they sell EC3 connectors. What is the difference between EC3 and EC5? All replies welcome.

EC3 has connectors that are 3mm diameter, and EC5 has 5mm connectors.

[webby]

Good to see the interest, I am buying the plastic and laser cutting next week and I will post in the for sale section

[Mouldy]

All connectors in robots are likely to come loose... ive lost fights in the past because ec5's have come loose, and deans, and andersons etc etc.... i put a cable tie around them all now, not had a problem since... and bullet connectors on brushless motors i put some tape around.

The answer to the link poping out is having a link door that pushes on the "loop" of wire on the link... so it physically cant pop out without the door coming off...

[PJ-27]

The answer to the link poping out is having a link door that pushes on the "loop" of wire on the link... so it physically cant pop out without the door coming off...

Ran BitzaWood the same way (with a deans) and never lost a link. Plus it's one less hole for an axe to get into.

[typhoon_driver]

I went the other way with boner this year. I cable tied the wire running to the link and had it sitting loose (to a certain extent) inside the bot. Therefore the whole connection could move during hits. Didn't have any link issues this year.

[Mouldy]

youd have more of a market for ec5 mounts anyhow.... robochallege already sell deans mounts, or you can buy flash ali ones online

http://www.spotonrc.com/goods.php?id=193

i havent seen an ec5 mount for sale