[NSRCA-discussion] bullets

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Ron, what brand of connectors has the no bulge/slotted design?   Do you use 
4, 5 or 6mm?
 
Rob
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/29/2011 8:01:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
vanputte at cox.net writes:

Good  stuff Verne.    


I have noticed the difference in bullet connector design.  I used to  buy 
3.5mm bullet connectors which had a "bulge" in the center of the male  part.  
Recently, I noticed some 3.5mm bullet connectors which had no  "bulge" in 
the male part.  They push into the female part because there's  a chamfer on 
the tip of the male part, which compresses the slotted male  connector so it 
will fit into the female part.  The big advantage of this  design is that 
virtually all of the connector is mated with the other half,  unlike the ones 
with a "bulge", which have significantly reduced contact area.  Then I 
noticed that you can buy this same design in 4mm, 5mm and 6mm  bullet 
connectors.  My opinion - these are far superior.


Ron


On Mar 29, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Verne Koester wrote:



Jerry, 
I  started out with Deans Ultra’s. They worked fine but didn’t wear too 
well.  The arc from connecting them together was really chewing them up. Then 
I  switched to 5.5mm bullets. Those worked great and the arc did damage 
where  it didn’t matter. The problem I discovered later was when I needed some  
more. Not all 5.5mm are created equal and I ran into some serious fit  
problems from one batch to the next. I noticed that most of the Europeans  were 
using 4mm bullets. These are made a little different than the 5.5mm and  have 
more “spring” in them so the tolerances don’t have to be so close. Like  
the 5.5mm bullets, the arc damage happens on the very tip which is not part  
of the actual electrical connection. I’ve been very happy with the 4mm  
bullets and will be starting my third season with them. BTW, I never noticed  
any power changes from the Deans to the 5.5’s to the 4’s. Hope this  helps. 
Verne  Koester 
 
 
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Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011  5:29 PM
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Subject:  [NSRCA-discussion] bullets

 
All E's. What  size bullets have you settled on for your packs/ESC 
connections? Seems like  something that would sorta get standardized after a lot of 
70A usage. I have  heard from 3.5 to 6.0. Would think it would work itself 
out to support the  nominal max. I that most see. I am sure 3D needs all they 
can get but for  AMA/FAI patterns seems like it otta round off pretty close 
for most using 5s  packs.
 
Thanks  ahead
 
Jerry 

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