Battery plugs

[Matthew123]

What does everybody use for battery plugs on their off-road bashing rc cars

 

[Spksh]

XT-60. Polarized connectors means I can’t accidentally short the battery.

 

[desmobob]

For 2S or 3S: XT60 or EC5

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Xt60 and 90

 

[Tunedfrog]

XT60 and 90s.

 

[332_RC]

EC5

 

[-zapper-]

XT-60. Polarized connectors means I can’t accidentally short the battery.

what style of battery connector have you been able to short in the past?

 

[Spksh]

what style of battery connector have you been able to short in the past?

I guess I should have specified hardwired polarized connectors. I have accidentally plugged terminals into the wrong sockets in a battery before.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

guess I'm the lone guy still running Deans (T plugs) as if it was 1999.

 

[HPIguy]

guess I'm the lone guy still running Deans (T plugs) as if it was 1999.

Nah, there's at least like three of us. Just don't feel like swapping all my ESCs over honestly. LOL

 

[sylentk]

Deans T type on all 1/10 and 1/12 scale. That's ESC to battery. Then bullet connector to the batteries. I get those fancy bullet batts.

I try to keep it universal between all the vehicles.

I race and bash. Usually at the same time, HA.

 

[danl]

I was into rc in the late 80’s early 90’s and used Tamiya before moving to deans. My grandfather gave me his weller 140/200 watt gun to solder the deans (estimating the numbers here). I’m now on QS8 using the same weller after a 30 year hiatus.

 

[RudyF6]

My Redcats have Dean's t plugs.
I hate those things...
EC 3 and 5 except minis.

 

[Ramp addict]

IC5, they're easy to solder and are EC5 compatible. I run them on all my trucks from 3s to 6s.

 

[RustyUs]

Amass XT60 & XT90
Then a shorty pack was needed... 4mm bullets.
Then 4mm bullets weren't enough... 5mm bullets
When will it stop?

I'm going back to Anderson Powerpoles.

Just kidding. I did use them for the longest time before T-plugs.

 

[Spksh]

Amass XT60 & XT90
Then a shorty pack was needed... 4mm bullets.
Then 4mm bullets weren't enough... 5mm bullets
When will it stop?

I'm going back to Anderson Powerpoles.
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Just kidding. I did use them for the longest time before T-plugs.

Oh man that brings back memories. As soon as I could afford to ditch the tamiya plugs, I switched to power poles.

 

[sylentk]

Oh man that brings back memories. As soon as I could afford to ditch the tamiya plugs, I switched to power poles.

I was wondering why they aren't really used anymore. Back in the day, that's what you run. Easy to solder, easy to assemble.

Now it's like T type? EC wha? Huh?

 

[Spksh]

I was wondering why they aren't really used anymore. Back in the day, that's what you run. Easy to solder, easy to assemble.

Now it's like T type? EC wha?

The ecosystem moved on, and the center of gravity moved away from the US.

Big motors need big amps, more than the 55A that the Andersons are rated for.

They’re hard to manufacture. The connector housing is part of the critical path, which makes molding and material selection realty important. The connectors we use now are pins into sockets, which means the housing is (mostly) just there for insulation and stability. Much more forgiving to manufactur.

Anderson is probably a bit more interested in going after copycats than Amass. Lots of knockoff XT60s out there for really low prices.

If you’re a Chinese manufacturer, which one are you gonna go with?

 

[Rocketzx1]

XT90 Anti Spark on everything, 2s, 6s, 3s don’t matter. Zero issues with XT90 Anti Spark. Perfect for my needs.

 

[81exige]

slightly offtopic, but recently dug out an old Micro RS4 and its battery has this kind of plug, anyone knows what this is? is it possible to recharge this using your run of the mill lipo balance charger?