bullet connectors

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Happywing

I do it this way too. It's like making your own keyed connector. I also harness the battery wires about half-way down to prevent the "plugging into self" scenario. Works great.

You could use some hot glue near the connectors to keep from plugging the battery into itself also.

[zeropointbug]

You could use syrup to hold them together as well, pretty sticky stuff.

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

You could use some hot glue near the connectors to keep from plugging the battery into itself also.

long time to see unsullied spy it is dblom11 from traxxas froums

i used these they work great and you can't screw it up
http://hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store...ion_set_(1_set)

[Unsullied_Spy]

I wouldn't worry about the resistance in Deans connectors. I run them in a ~16 pound Muggy with an 80mm Medusa and haven't had a problem with them heating up, and I punish that truck pretty hard.

[Thomas]

From my experience, these cases for bullet connectors are a pain to work with. If you spill a tiny bit of solder on the outside of the connector, it won't fit into the case anymore.

I'm using + male and - female 4 mm bullets on my batteries, but if it has to be 100% foolproof, use female ultra plugs.

[zeropointbug]

Thomas, what chassis is that car in your avatar? PM

thanks

[suicideneil]

If you do spill some solder on the outside of the bukllets when soldering them up with wires etc, a small metal file works wonders to remove the excess- very easy as solder is softer than *rude joke here*

If only they made square bullets, then you couldnt accidently plug them in wrong if you had one square and one round one on your battery leads (square peg > round hole and all that).

[PBO]

Does anyone have a funky design for a bullet series and/or parallel connector?

I made a Deans version for each, here's the parallel but I like bullets and minimal wires...

[suicideneil]

I do, I do! I made a T shaped parallel connector for my 5.5mm bullets by basically passing an uber short piece of 10g wire though the holes in the end of one bullet, then soldering bullets onto either side to create the T shape. I then added half a gallon of solder to make it really solid, and covered the exposed areas with heatshrink tubing- I would post a picture, but I cant be assed.

[PBO]

I'll see if I can build a 1 piece series version...might need another colour of heat shrink though, not fond of arcing through the finger tips!

[What's_nitro?]

I don't use any wires. I just solder the bullets right to each other in the proper orientation with enough solder to minimize resistance.