bullet connectors

[jnev]

Time to buy over again.

Will the wires on the MM ESC be thick enough to fit inside the 5.5mm connectors? On the wires from the MM on my 1/8 buggy, the wires seem very thin... which is why I directly soldered them to the motor.

On another subject, is carbon fiber strong enough to make battery trays out of? I have seen many people use this material, but for the most part, they were racing. Would it be strong enough for bashing? I have never raced, so I am unsure of whether racing or bashing puts more stress on the components (not electronics) of the car. I would assume racing does because it is turning and jumping and a very fast pace... but bashing, sometimes there will be massive jumps, and it can be quite rough on the parts.

So would carbon fiber be strong enough?

Let me know. Thanks.

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by jnev

Will the wires on the MM ESC be thick enough to fit inside the 5.5mm connectors? On the wires from the MM on my 1/8 buggy, the wires seem very thin... which is why I directly soldered them to the motor.

seems this question went unanswered. i soldered 5.5mm bullet connectors (bought from mike, by the way ) to my MM leads. the opening of the connector is certainly larger than the wire, so i 'twisted' the bare wire up and crammed it into the hole so it took up the spare space. heat it up, add solder through the handy hole (wasn't meant for that i know, but it sure was handy) and viola.

[nativepaul]

I just switched to 3.5s on my 8XL from direct soldered wires to use the motor for another application, when I put it back in the buggy I noticed no difference in coging at all.

There are quality differences between various makes of both 3.5 mm which I use for motors and 4mm which I use for batterys (I have some of both that I wont ever use) I've never had normal basket type bullets loosen, but for those that have or worry about them doing so I have seen 3.5mm and 4mm available with prongs like 5.5mm/6mm instead of baskets.