AlistairG Posted Tuesday at 21:33 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:33 (edited) Hi all. Be kind. I'm new I've dug my 15 year old Hyper 7 out of the loft and am converting it to electric from nitro. I've been learning a lot, but didn't notice the wiring was like this before buying the kit. The nut and bold strip is done and the rebuild is underway, I've bought the 150A surpass hobby ESC and motor. but I don't know why there's are 2x Deans T battery input connectors into the ESC. Is it to connect 2 batteries if required? What do I do if only connecting only 1x 4S pack. Do I need a loop connector? Edited Tuesday at 21:36 by AlistairG Miss spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Tuesday at 22:10 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:10 1st off i would change the deans connectors to XT90 connectors as i dont think the deans will handle the current the 2 connectors are so you can us 2 batteries but if using 1 battery a loop connector will be required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locky Posted Tuesday at 22:11 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:11 As you say if using only one battery then a loop connector is placed in the second one. I would look at using different battery connectors such as XT90 as those Deans are probably fake and may get hot, which could result in issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairG Posted Tuesday at 22:17 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 22:17 Thanks guys! So chop out the black loop cable that joins the red and black? And chop off both deans? And replace with a single XT90 that will give me a joint single battery connection from the source red and black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Tuesday at 22:22 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:22 I would replace both deans with XT90 connectors and get an xt90 loop cable like this https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/etronix-female-xt90-bridging-adaptor-with-10g-wire-loop-lead-425612 as you may in the future want to run 2x2s batteries instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairG Posted Tuesday at 22:44 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 22:44 Would XT60 not be suitable? As I see that's what most chargers connect with. I'll only be running a 100C 4S battery at 6000 mah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted Tuesday at 23:06 Share Posted Tuesday at 23:06 The XT90 handles higher current better than the XT60 XT60 is usually ideal in 10th scale but i wouldnt use them in possible high drain 1/8th scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairG Posted Wednesday at 06:56 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:56 Any recommendations on where to buy genuine Amass XT90 connectors please? To make sure I'm not going to end up with chocolate ones? 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partydaz Posted Wednesday at 07:47 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:47 (edited) I got my ones from these last year and still working fine so must be legit 🙂. They do sell the yellow ones if you wish for that non stealth look. Have a goggle on how to solder xt90`s as they can be fiddly to do the first time and can bugger up a good plug 😑. Buy a few spare just in case 👍 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201828116900?_skw=xt90&itmmeta=01JKAGYTJ9PS6SRNCM0DZYRWTJ&hash=item2efde4a9a4:g:~YgAAOSwzlFmbtnS&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnbRnX8vjmJzQ0oDW34WKLZ3LYoarBkk9x3AGEB5hAbT6F1pvHz1TPtO%2Be3wJR49LJZFqrnrDtbL1OTy33W2DumxJiFx6XeNKkzNIgd2861gjY5FQJCtdbe6QbRfCD6%2FvM6tvMY%2Fwh3EyBnlKR0rOeR5lHCVHJTaZBbu7E79IedTiGSO3HfzlcnQxUboYPGjM8fcZBY4oI%2BjaE%2BOlBElN6UXqLco6iD5y2ZIHJBL5HefSB%2FeUJ45c2KPHkrQCVEQ21uGZSqgPWAJxVRX2R%2BLWDD|tkp%3ABFBMwqr70Jpl Edited Wednesday at 07:53 by Partydaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locky Posted Wednesday at 10:37 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:37 When soldering plug male and female connector together, so that heat is better dissipated and connections securely held in place. Use a clamp to hold the connector securely. Tin both connector and wire before soldering together. Dont forget placing heat shrink or supplied molded cap on wires before soldering. Non-genuine XT90 versions will work OK as used them for long time. They can be hard to disconnect but that can also be a benefit. The larger metal connection in XT90 allows more current to freely pass with less resistance cf Deans. Good practice to feel how hot motor, esc, connections and batteries are getting when bashing. If you only want to use one battery then just connect red and black wires from esc to connector. Be careful with gearing with the Surpass esc as it may not like getting too hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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