Deans or TRX Connector
 

which is a better connector, i currently run deans connectors on all my my lipos and everthing else. I have been looking at the trx connectors as they seem like a better looking cleaner design than the deans connector and was thinking about changing.

IMO there is no difference conducting wise, but more what your preference is. I have used Deans Ultras all along and I tried the Traxxas brand and didnt see any reason to change all of my connectors

I prefer trx connectors because their is more contact surface area and they are easier to take apart.

will the trx take 10 awg wire?

Yes.

Thats another thing. TRX's are easier to solder.

yes, i use deans. i dont like traxxas connectors. they break over time

i beg to differ. deans are very easy if you know what your doing

I agree with that.

i dont really have a problem soldering deans connectors. its just that i have seen a couple of people using the trx connector and they just look a cleaner design, i suppose cause they dont need any heatshrink

Haha, you ever try and solder thick 10awg wire onto deans without the solder joints looking bulky. Plus the TRX connectors are foolproof to solder.

Dont get how you could break them unless you had a pliers and purposely tried to break them. Ive never broken a TRX connector and they outlast the deans because the deans Ive used have lost the pins from the sockets before. Never had that happen with TRX connectors.

1+ on the TRX. I have been using them for more than a year without a problem.

Just feels better to have the extra contact material with the TRXs'.

Feels like a much safer connection right away!

I 100% agree with that statment^^. Another thing I noticed is that their isnt anywere near as bad of arching once you plug it in. Makes me feel safer knowing that it archs less.

I'd say deans. They are more widely used and more "standard" of a plug. Other then that, there is really no advantage to useing either, just personal preference. I use deans plugs. I just wouldn't use some deans and some trx. You'll need to make up your mind.

I agree. I have about a bazillion Deans and not about to switch now, lol.

Soldering even 10GA cleanly is indeed possible if you are skilled enough. Not ideal, but possible. I do agree on the grip area of a Deans is too small, but really only on the male plug, but I found a way around that.

What is the way around that?:whip:

Not the only way to be sure, but one approach: http://rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15146

You can also use place 1 o-ring on each stud on the male dean which will when hooked toghther with a female dean make it easier to remove the two.

I use both but for different scale vehicles. I prefer TRX for my bigger stuff (CRT.5, E-REVO) but I use the deans on my 1/18 late model. I beleive the TRX will handle more power, look cleaner, easier to plug into each other, and easier to solder heavier wire to. Deans are small and fit well on my 1/18 and are allowed in the stock class and obviously flo current better than the crap that comes on them. IMO deans look cheap using heat shrink to cover joints, PITA to solder, and hook up. I do Like that deans are cheaper. To each there own but IMO they both have their places.

i cant solder the trx plugs for crap, in the time it takes me to put one traxxas plug together i can do 3 deans, and all my connecter have always been deans and always will be, dont buy the knock deans they dont even compare in quality of real deans.

I was a die-hard Deans user until recently. I had actually dismissed the TRX connectors. This past Christmas, I was helping a friend set up a Stampede for his son. I thought it would be better to leave it all alone, and to add TRX conns to his batteries. I was pleasantly surprised at their ease and design.

Not to mention that Castle recommends them right alongside Deans.

Benefits include :

When you heat the terminal up, that's all you are heating; not the plastic part too. This comes in handy with 12 gauge or larger wires. It also gives you the ability to use a torch, if necessary.

They go on easier, and come off easier. Period. No competition.

There is plenty of space. Anyone who maintains that Deans have adequate working space is in denial.

I bought 25 males and 25 females. All of my cars and trucks have been converted. My planes are next.

one things for sure. Traxxas made one hell of a plug. I'd almost say traxxas is better if you rule out compatibility. And then I remember deans are cheaper... I still think it's down to personal preference.

i use these. they are very nice.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/IMG_1334.jpg

I use these, they are nicer.:wink:

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...U/trxplugs.jpg

Well for me, i am just trying to way up all the options and was pretty much set on getting them, i just wanted to find out what you guys thought.

@EmaxxNitro - i use those too and they are alot better than the standard plugs.

I think to be honest i will get the TRX connectors, i will be changing all of them. One thing that really gets on my nerves with the deans is that the cables always end up at funny angles after they have been soldererd and it makes it difficult sometimes to connect them together.

Does any one know where i can buy the TRX connectors in bulk i.e in packs of more than 2, say like 10?

No need(maybe impossible) for a grip area, just hold the wires and pull them apart, for 12AWG wires with good solder quality, that's just no problem.

TRX connector is obviously a much newer design, has no reason to be worse then the old one. Deans does require higher soldering skill, heating over several seconds will destroy the plastic, making plug/unplug even harder.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSDC5&P=7

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSDC3&P=7

Thanks Buddy, Is there any where other than tower that sell them as they arent in stock

Try Stormer Hobbies. Good folks.

www.stormerhobbies.com

i use these. they are NICEST!


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i am serious. broaden your horizons. i have had both deans and trx connectors and like the losi ec5 connector way better. in fact, if you go with deans i have 5 pair brand new in the package you can buy for cheap. just hit me up. or i have some silver plated Acer connectors on ebay that are supposed to be damn good but i didnt like them. silver has lowest resistnace over any metal.
anyway, i have used the losi ec5 for everything lately. but now i have some 8mm gold bullets coming that handle 300 amps that i may give a try. nothing like a little overkill. you know me.:mdr: