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

[james woodward]

Thanks Mark, Everyone,

Any XT 60 advocates?  You get barrels and protection in an assembled
connector ??
Jim

On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:41 AM Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> I was a long time Dean’s user and got tired of the spark damage to the
> tips and the occasional breaking of spring clip.  So I went on a search for
> something different and settled on the these from Hobby king.  Basically
> 4mm bullets in a polarized housing so you can’t reverse anything.  I’ve
> been very happy with them.  Inexpensive, easy to solder, easy to plug and
> unplug, and what little spark damage there is, is done to the tip of the
> bullet, rather than the primary connection surface.
>
>
> https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hxt-4mm-gold-connector-w-protector-10pcs-set.html
>
>
> *MARK **ATWOOD*
> o.  (440) 229-2502
> c.  (216) 316-2489
> e.  atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>
> *Paragon Consulting, Inc.*
> 5900 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 205, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
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>
> <http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
> *Powering The Digital Experience*
>
> On Dec 3, 2019, at 1:26 PM, Anthony Romano via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> CAUTION: Message originated from outside of Paragon. Use caution
> regarding any links, attachments, credential and financial requests.
>
> Another long time Deans user. The majority of connector failures I have
> seen were Power Poles that weren't crimped properly both commercially
> bought and home built.
> When parallel charging plug the packs to the board then to the plug the
> board to the charger to avoid  sparks
>
> Anthony
> ------------------------------
> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
> behalf of Patrick Harris via NSRCA-discussion <
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:39 PM
> *To:* davel322 <davel322 at comcast.net>; General pattern discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Power Connectors: Yeah, late / new to
> the party
>
> 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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