Gold Connectors Tekno motor mount

[js058515]

Not sure what you can do with the Mega motor. Where did you buy it from and have you used it yet? Might have luck selling it and picking up a Medusa motor to fit in the 36mm can.

For the battery wires I use Deans as they are common. But Losi or Traxxas are popular too now.

For the motor wire you actually can fit the 4mm females onto the 10 gauge MMM wire. The MMM wires are braided so well that you can fold down each braid (kinda like peeling a banana) and you will have one braid left in the center. Cut that braid and twist the remaining braids together fairly tight and the wire will be able to fit nice and snug into the 4mm connector.

In the pics below you can see I use Novak 12 Gauge wires and changed made the motor wires enter at 90 degrees by enlarging the solder hole on the 6.5mm male connection. I got this idea from other smarter members on this forum.

Thanks Guys

Sadly I have already put 4mm connectors on motor wires so can't return it which is a real pain. WIll keep it as standby I guess.
ALready ordered Medusa motor so that will solve problem.

With regards to connectors, I thought about using deans but never really liked them after a couple of bad experiences when using them on helis. Didn't realise they were rated as high as 4mm connectors.

Nice idea doing you plugs at a right angle to reduce height, might try that. Did you cut open a little slot on the male plugs so the wire could slide in?

[js058515]

Originally Posted by Chris Corbett

Nice idea doing you plugs at a right angle to reduce height, might try that. Did you cut open a little slot on the male plugs so the wire could slide in?

With the 6.5mm male, find a drill bit that is just about the same diameter as the wire your going to use. 12 gauge is easy and if your using the tekno kit, you will probably need longer wires than what the MMM comes with. if you use 10 gauge, peel the strands like I stated above to make the portion your going to solder fit into a smaller hole. You just want to enlarge the hole of the male connector not put a slot. With a slot, the solder will spill out and wont look as clean.

I run 6S with long 12 gauge wires with 4mm connectors at the motor and I have no problems whatsoever. Hope that helps.