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JoFreak · 12.10.2009, 05:56 PM

Stupid unnecessarily fat battery cables!
Hate them!
Why?
They're 8AWG, too fat for my traxxas high current connectors, and takes ages to get the solder liquid on them even with a 100W soldering iron.

10AWG would fit into the traxxas connectors without any problems, doesn't take as long to get soldered.

The difference?
With 6S the difference in wasted power with a current of 100A would be ~13W...

That's just not worth it, now I can see where I can get 10AWG cables, where I can get shrink wrap that fits and the right solder for that kind of soldering job.
Really am pi**ed off by this, all of a sudden those batteries aren't THAT cheap anymore.

Anyone got a source for all the needed parts? Especially cable and shrinkwrap? And a hint on what kind of solder to use?
As well: somebody got advice on how to change the battery cables? Never done that before...

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JoFreak RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 447 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Munich	12.10.2009, 05:56 PM Stupid unnecessarily fat battery cables! Hate them! Why? They're 8AWG, too fat for my traxxas high current connectors, and takes ages to get the solder liquid on them even with a 100W soldering iron. 10AWG would fit into the traxxas connectors without any problems, doesn't take as long to get soldered. The difference? With 6S the difference in wasted power with a current of 100A would be ~13W... That's just not worth it, now I can see where I can get 10AWG cables, where I can get shrink wrap that fits and the right solder for that kind of soldering job. Really am pi**ed off by this, all of a sudden those batteries aren't THAT cheap anymore. Anyone got a source for all the needed parts? Especially cable and shrinkwrap? And a hint on what kind of solder to use? As well: somebody got advice on how to change the battery cables? Never done that before...