Stephen Jones Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hi, I seen these on Hobbyking and decided to give then a try they are for connecting a brushless motor up to a ESC. At 1st i thought they may not be reversible as i spotted in the connector what looked like it was keyed. And you can see the pins are numbered 1,2,3. But they are reversible which is great. I just thought i would share it with you. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Excellent.!! There are some XT60 Type in a triangle shape as well I noticed. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Posted by Dwain Dibley. on 24/01/2021 22:06:53: Excellent.!! There are some XT60 Type in a triangle shape as well I noticed. D.D. Yes i spotted them a while back but when i went to buy / try some i come not find them but came across these (MR30-M) which i guess is for a 30 amp ESC and with the thicker gauge wire on the 40 Amp ESC was a bit of a squeeze but as you can see very neat and no need of heat shrink . Much tidier i think. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Yes, I think the triangular ones are called MT60s. I've used them, very good. Useful for a twin with the escs in the fus. The triangular ones are not reversible, which is handy if you are plugging them together each time you assemble the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Posted by Trevor Crook on 24/01/2021 22:16:45: Yes, I think the triangular ones are called MT60s. I've used them, very good. Useful for a twin with the escs in the fus. The triangular ones are not reversible, which is handy if you are plugging them together each time you assemble the model. That is worth knowing thanks for posting. I was lucky with the ones i got then. As the MR30-M are reversible if the motor is going in the wrong direction it is easy to reverse and easy to mark one side with black marker pen so you can take apart and put back the same way if needed. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 They look excellent and even if you do happen to replace the connector the wrong way round it's not the end of the worsld. I would, however still use heat shrink as strain relief where the solder ends to tke the load off the joint - assumming there's room. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Forgot to mention, there are also triangular MT-30s, which are very compact, but only accept fairly thin cable. I managed to use heatshrink as well as the backshell on the MT-60s, but that will depend on the cable you use. I got all of mine, together with cable and heatshrink, from The Component Shop. Very good source of connectors etc and quick service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Interesting.... not sure I can really see why these are an improvement over 3 bullet connectors though? Are they easier to solder? I suppose you can anchor the connector in place with a tie down if needed slightly more easily than with 3 separate wires, but other than that... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Posted by Geoff S on 25/01/2021 00:29:54: They look excellent and even if you do happen to replace the connector the wrong way round it's not the end of the worsld. Geoff Maybe not the end of the world but it could spoil your day on a hand launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Posted by MattyB on 25/01/2021 16:21:19: Interesting.... not sure I can really see why these are an improvement over 3 bullet connectors though? Are they easier to solder? I suppose you can anchor the connector in place with a tie down if needed slightly more easily than with 3 separate wires, but other than that... ? Pointless additional weight and bulk. At the very least if you have to make a hole to carry the wires through the firewall it will need to be larger. That junction is made once and, under normal circumstances, should not need making and breaking again, in normal operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Posted by Martin Harris - Moderator on 25/01/2021 19:42:23: Posted by Geoff S on 25/01/2021 00:29:54: They look excellent and even if you do happen to replace the connector the wrong way round it's not the end of the worsld. Geoff Maybe not the end of the world but it could spoil your day on a hand launch! You mean you'd disconnect a motor/esc then reconnect without checking it was all OK? I do all that in the workshop - I'd never go into that sort of work at the field. Of course it's even more likely to be wrong if you had 3 separate bullet connectors Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I hope I wouldn't Geoff but I do know one or two that might. Actually, I have to pick you up on that last point though - it's 50/50 in either case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 If there was a need to have to break the joint on a regular basis then I can see why they may be useful but as leccyF says above, once the correct connection is made it's left alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Posted by Martin Harris - Moderator on 25/01/2021 21:44:25: I hope I wouldn't Geoff but I do know one or two that might. Actually, I have to pick you up on that last point though - it's 50/50 in either case... You're right, of course but it's perhaps easier to swap the 3-way around. I have on occasion attempted to swap connections and ended back where I started Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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