Brian I want to see 3 pin Deans as well- they already make a micro version, I guess the tooling costs are just too much....
linc:
"Are powerpoles as good as deans? Seems like they have less contact area than deans"
I have seen a set desolder themselves (on Nimh!) but they were not crimped, just soldered. I bought a bunch years ago to clean up the wiring on my old Japanese streeter, they are awesome for making custom harnesses, but I would not use them for anything over 30 amps personally. I do love the design, and I solder them with a butane torch, super quick.
Wire nuts FTW!