[NSRCA-discussion] Power Connectors: Yeah, late / new to the party

[Patrick Harris]

Dean's all the way. When you parallel just be sure and put the rubber cap
onto the lead you disconnected.

On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 9:30 AM davel322 via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> I also do not parallel charge.
>
> Power poles are safe enough for pattern, but the Dean's do handle heat and
> high current better - I don't know exact values in terms of mah per flight
> or peak amps.
>
> All the EC, XT, and Castle connectors that are shielded work similarly.
> Plain bullets can be reasonably shielded using varieties of heat shrink
> tubing and fuel tubing.
>
> Pick your poison....I'm sticking with Deans.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
> Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note8.
>
> Apologies in advance for any typos undoubtedly introduced by auto correct
> and / or talk to text.
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: james woodward via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: 12/3/19 11:51 (GMT-05:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Power Connectors: Yeah, late / new to the
> party
>
> Gents,
>
> What is the current thoughts on ESC/Power connectors?  I started with
> EC5's, wasn't too pleased with the assembly/dissassembly methods.  Went to
> Dean's, because they are really easy to solder,  less bulky, lighter.
>
> I'm also parallel charging.  So this means I have a 6 lead Male Deans
> cable.  For the very first time, I actually touched-off one of these cable
> positive/neg lead tabs, and created a spark/weld action :(   I was in the
> process of unplugging all the leads after finishing a storage charge, and
> the touch-off happened.
>
> Thus, I'm rethinking...  Has anyone made a protective shield that
> surrounds the male side, and stays put on the Dean (not like the removable
> cover pieces available).
>
> Would appreciate some thoughts.  Thx Jim
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