Power Connector.

[omegabri]

Just wondering after I had been advised myself to get rid of the standard Tamiya connections.......but which one !?!?!?!?

(God, the choice's !!!..........and my welding skill !!!!!! ha ha ha)

[terry.sc]

I use Anderson Powerpoles. A lot more convenient than Deans for saddle pack batteries and nowhere near as easy to connect the battery the wrong way round like you can with Corallys.

[DudeWalker]

Deans

[billg4]

I use Deans and or Tamiya

but

what about sermos-powerpole and the new traxxas connectors

[omegabri]

Im probably gonna get Deans, as they are plentiful on Ebay !!

What solder do I use though ?.Ive found some Rosin-Core Solder (which is .050 gauge) ????? Is that OK ????????

Cheers

P.S. Soz......'Just messed the pole up by adding two more poss. answers !?!?!?!? (I know.......dim !!)

[markbt73]

Rosin-core solder is correct for electronics. Just make sure you use a good hot soldering iron (40 watts or so) and not a $5 cheapy one.

Be careful not to get the plastic part of the Deans plugs too hot, or you can deform them, which makes it impossible to plug them together.

[secretasianman]

Only had an issue with a melted connector maybe over 20 years ago when I ran the Hotshot repeatedly during a summer afternoon. Still hadn't forced me to switch away from using Tamiya connectors. Plus, most premade batteries, chargers and Novak ESC's already come with them installed anyway.

[terry.sc]

Im probably gonna get Deans, as they are plentiful on Ebay !!

be aware that all the connectors on ebay aren't genuine Deans, but cheap chinese copies. They aren't made of the same glass reinforced plastic as Deans are and they are easy to melt if you heat them too much with the soldering iron.

[highflyer]

Deans Ultras is what I run when not 'Hard Wiring', never had a problem!! I have an interest in Powerpoles but I don't see racers using them where I live...

[secretsg]

Deans. Corally is good when there's little space or if you want a stock look.

[akemag]

Im surprised that so many like i use Tamiya connectors, even though they arent the best type. I do feel after a previous post here, that one CAN use some pretty hot motors, as long as the connectors are in good shape.

[DudeWalker]

be aware that all the connectors on ebay aren't genuine Deans, but cheap chinese copies. They aren't made of the same glass reinforced plastic as Deans are and they are easy to melt if you heat them too much with the soldering iron.

Yes. You want the real deal. I use Deans soldier also. I get better results and find it easier to work with.

[omegabri]

Ooooops then !!! Looks like mine are coming from Hong Kong ?!?! - It's all I could get off Ebay last night...

If the housing is slightly not as good plastic, and I'm careful soldering, will the actual metal sprung connection be just as good ??

Hope you say 'yes' guys !! ha ha

[Lemming]

Still running Tamiya on most stuff, but really impressed with the new Traxxas connectors on the new E-Maxx.

Easy to asemble (pins are assembled out of the plastic so no platic melting issues) and they are easy plug/unplug as well.

Certainly no issue with 16.8v through the E-Maxx and I know that's a very high current draw application.

Not tried any of the others to date

Steve

[hedge]

For racing I upgraded to Deans, well had corrallys first fried an ESC by connecting pos to neg and went to Deans. My Tamiyas where false peaking my batteries during 5 amp charging cycles one pack after another after another, they just could not take the power flowing through them.

[ryanbored]

Im surprised that so many like i use Tamiya connectors, even though they arent the best type. I do feel after a previous post here, that one CAN use some pretty hot motors, as long as the connectors are in good shape.

I used to use Tamiya everywhere untill I had a boat with 12 cells start smoking out on the lake. I started swimming...

[omegabri]

Solder come today......Deans due any day soon !! Fingers crossed guys !!!!!!

[billg4]

one sure thing

you will notice a huge difference between Deans and the Tamiya if you run brushless motors.

With Deans no issues. The Tamiya however gets hot and melts, or the motor stalls when you pull full throttle.

[dazaa]

I use tamiya connectors. Only once has one melted, not sure why but everything was very hot and the 2 connectors fused togeather, managed to save the battery. Currently using tamiya connectors on my hpi sprint with a 13 turn motor, no problems so far.

dazaa

[tamiya monkey]

tried deans and found them a pain to connect and disconnect so now gone over to Corally type connector and find them alot better.

[Lemming]

one sure thing

you will notice a huge difference between Deans and the Tamiya if you run brushless motors.

With Deans no issues. The Tamiya however gets hot and melts, or the motor stalls when you pull full throttle.

That might be a bit of a generalisation. Not noticed any issues whatsoever with Tamiya/Molex connectors on either of my Brushless Top Force versions (approx 35mph), nor my Brushless Jugg (high motor load due to weight). Maybe some of the newer brushless set-ups have this issue, but nothing I have run has had an issue with Molex connectors.

A lot of it is to do with correct gearing and the number of packs you run through without allowing things to cool. Incorrect gearing heats things up nicely and can cause the connector issues, but correctly geared, for 2 - 3 packs concurrent, I have never had any issues at all.

Then again, I love the Traxxas connectors on my E-Maxx (as mentioned earlier) and am considering going for those throughout my collection as they are so easy to make/use.

[RichieRich]

Anything is better than a Tamiya connector. I use powerpoles. I tried deans, but the plug was just too small for me to grip.

[omegabri]

OK......Cut all the Tamiya connectors off and fixed Deans Ultra T's on everything.......Cool !!! Much better.....

Also shortened all the cables, and also hardwired the motor !!

Thanks for all the advise guys !!