Deans Connectors

matty1994

hi all, ive been thinking about changing all my connections on my aegs to deans, just want to know the advantages and disadvantages to this change as ive heard there supposed to be better,
Cheers

darman28

Deans are a better connection then tamiya connectors, more solid & more surface area which means less resistants on power going to your motor, better trigger response & less drain on your battery.worth looking into better wiring also is a big plus if your going down this road , no point in having good connectors & crap wiring. If you are going deans go for the ones with grips on the side, they can be difficult to take apart. I went with those XT60 connections instead, find they are easier to solder, easier to take apart & the theory is they have more surface area but they are bigger than deans.If you search "Deans" on this section you might find some old threads about this with better info than what I gave you.

matty1994

yeah i was planning on doing the wiring too, and i had looked on ebay for the connectors and the ones that came up were xt60 but i didnt know if they were too big or what, thanks for th info and i will look around cheers

matty1994

might i add, if i change my connections to deans, am i right in saying i need to put a deans connector onto my charger and solder it or would i make a deans to tamiya connector?

darman28

Ya you will need a tamyia to deans on your charger, check this place out for bits & bobs like connectors, wires etc , cheaper than Ebay I thought because they have warehouses in europe
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__11961__Nylon_T_Connectors_10_Pairs_20pc_.html
If you learn how to solder the world is your oyster when it comes to this stuff, you'll be able to do all this changing connectors, wiring, even mosfets. Lidl or aldi sell cheap solders & you can buy them on ebay or your local hardware store

matty1994

ok didnt know whether to change the connector itself, ill take a look on that site and see what i can find,and im handy in the way of doing techy stuff, im a handyman, so its fairly easy on that part, i just wanted know whether it was worth my while changing over, but cheers all the info has been great

darman28

Also that hobbyking.com has a great range of lipo batteries & battery chargers at cheap prices worth having a look

matty1994

yeah i had a look around, and i ordered a few bits, its all really cheap until it comes to shipping costs, but still alot cheaper than everywhere else ive looked