Quick question regarding connectors

[BA0701]

I just received the Axe R3 ESC in the mail today, and just like the 1080, it has an XT60 on it. I already had a swap done, on the 1080, which lead to other things, and eventually lead to my having an extension soldering in-line by HobbyTown, which I did not get around to using since this Axe set arrived before I got that far.

Anyhow, I was wondering, not knowing a lot about these connectors, would I be better off sticking with the XT60, having new connectors soldered onto my batteries, change out the ESC connector to an EC3, or simply buy an adapter that goes from EC3-M to XT60-F?

In case anyone is wondering, on top of the included fan on the new R3, the power cables for this ESC are also thicker than those on the 1080. The 1080 had 14G wire, and these are 10G, I assume because this ESC is now capable of up to 6S. It was in interesting thing I thought some may find interesting as well. As far as size, it appears to be the exact same size as the 1080, it is not a very big ESC at all.

 

[WickedFog]

An EC3 connector is too small for 10 awg wiring. For that, you would need EC5's.

 

[BA0701]

An EC3 connector is too small for 10 awg wiring. For that, you would need EC5's.

Your comment caused me to want to take a closer look, my eye sight isn't what it used to be. I just looked at it with my reading glasses, and it is in fact 12G wire that they used, the 2 looked like a 0 when I read it without my glasses. I just knew it was for sure thicker.

With 12G wire, is an EC3 or XT60 a better connector, and all around as well. To be honest, having everything on XT60, it would make things more simple, like charging, etc... So, if I just change my battery, I can later begin swapping out all of my other rigs, except for my Traxxas rigs of course, to XT60, and I'd just purchase XT60 batteries moving forward.

 

[WickedFog]

Since you said before you have a hard time soldering, I'd think it would be easier to stick with EC3 if that's what you already have. Just have the new ESC changed over at Hobbytown.

 

[BA0701]

Since you said before you have a hard time soldering, I'd think it would be easier to stick with EC3 if that's what you already have. Just have the new ESC changed over at Hobbytown.

Thank you for that, I really appreciate it!

 

[BA0701]

I just took this ESC and a connector to HobbyTown, to have the EC3 soldered on, and three different people behind that counter at HT, including the two who do their soldering, informed me of something that some, like myself, might find helpful. You can plug EC3 and XT60 together, they even demonstrated it for me. I asked them if it was safe, and all three said it is totally fine, they do it all the time.

So, I didn't get the EC3 soldered on, and I expect I will simply buy XT60 batteries, when these eventually die. Win/Win!

 

[WickedFog]

I just took this ESC and a connector to HobbyTown, to have the EC3 soldered on, and three different people behind that counter at HT, including the two who do their soldering, informed me of something that some, like myself, might find helpful. You can plug EC3 and XT60 together, they even demonstrated it for me. I asked them if it was safe, and all three said it is totally fine, they do it all the time.

So, I didn't get the EC3 soldered on, and I expect I will simply buy XT60 batteries, when these eventually die. Win/Win!

Yes, they will connect to each other. But the benefit of using the correct connectors together is the plastic housing helps hold the connectors together. You may find they come apart easier under hard bashing.

 

[BA0701]

Yes, they will connect to each other. But the benefit of using the correct connectors together is the plastic housing helps hold the connectors together. You may find they come apart easier under hard bashing.

Yeah, this is on the Capra, so I don't expect any bashing it it, for sure. But, thank you for that. It will only be for the life of this set of batteries, and when he demonstrated it, it was pretty snug, needed some force to put them together, and get them apart. Thanks, again, cheers, man!

 

[WickedFog]

Yeah, this is on the Capra, so I don't expect any bashing it it, for sure. But, thank you for that. It will only be for the life of this set of batteries, and when he demonstrated it, it was pretty snug, needed some force to put them together, and get them apart. Thanks, again, cheers, man!

Oh, that should be fine then.