While walking through Home Depot yesterday I spent some time looking over the various wire connectors (mostly the crimp style). I know everyone reccommends the Dean's connectors for connecting up various electrical components, but has anyone done any experimentation with their amp/voltage meter to acutually quantify if the more readily available and cheaper connectors actually significantly decrease performance. It would be nice if a cheaper and commonly available connector would surfice.
Just tryin' to save a buck,
Nate
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There are dean knock offs that seem to work well they are available here http://www.gorillabobsshack.com/catalog ... ucts_id=41 $10 for 5 male and 5 female.
I also like using deans as most everyone else does, that way you can use someone else's charger or battery on occasion.
I also like using deans as most everyone else does, that way you can use someone else's charger or battery on occasion.
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Yep. I started with real deans when I first started in electrics, but have been using these for quite a while with no problems.
I am sure they probably have a slightly higher resistance, but that really does not seem to be a factor for our application. If you were running a pylon racer, then that would be a different story
I am sure they probably have a slightly higher resistance, but that really does not seem to be a factor for our application. If you were running a pylon racer, then that would be a different story