[NSRCA-discussion] bullets

[Ronald Van Putte]

Some, but not all sizes.

Ron

On Mar 30, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Jerry Stebbins wrote:

> Ron, do you have these in stock?
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ronald Van Putte
> To: General pattern discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] bullets
>
> I have gotten these "no bulge/slotted design" connectors from two  
> sources:  HobbyKing and BidProduct.  You have to look at the  
> pictures carefully to see that they are the "no bulge/slotted design".
>
> I really like BidProduct for acquiring large quantities of the  
> smaller items, like connectors, extensions and hardware for my  
> small hobby shop.  Many items can be purchased with free shipping.
>
> Ron
>
> On Mar 30, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Houdini76 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca- 
>>> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Stebbins
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:29 PM
>>> To: Discussion -NSRCA
>>> 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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