Anyone doing custom length servo and ESC wires?

[extremeengineer]

After adding Castle telemetry link to servo and ESC wires, receiver box on K EXB looks like an electrical supply house overstocked on wire.

Anyone use THIS to do custom length cables? Is there a better option?

 

[Prodrvr1]

I have that crimping tool. Haven't used it yet.

 

[extremeengineer]

I have that crimping tool. Haven't used it yet.

Have you set a male or female connector in it? Apparently some of the crimpers have a shoulder that separates the ears that crimp wire and sheath vs. those that crimp just wire. Hoping this one has that.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

I make all my own connections. Way cheaper and cleaner. That isn't one of the better ones. It gets the job done but a little fidgety. I honestly started about a year ago just soldering them together. A poor crimp will slip out easily.

 

[extremeengineer]

I make all my own connections. Way cheaper and cleaner. That isn't one of the better ones. It gets the job done but a little fidgety. I honestly started about a year ago just soldering them together. A poor crimp will slip out easily.

So you don’t crimp at all, just solder? Not even around sheath as a strain relief? What were you using when crimping that was better?

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

So you don’t crimp at all, just solder? Not even around sheath as a strain relief? What were you using when crimping that was better?

I crimp the wire and add just a bit of solder. They make different jaws for that small of a wire for servos. I just do it as precautionary. I will see if I can find mine from Amazon.

So you don’t crimp at all, just solder? Not even around sheath as a strain relief? What were you using when crimping that was better?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WPT5M1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_Gtu6Fb5WFFNFF

 

[extremeengineer]

@Lovestricken thanks, ordered that one from Amazon, looks much better than the ProTek.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

@Lovestricken thanks, ordered that one from Amazon, looks much better than the ProTek.

I know it looks out of the norm but it is a night and day difference. It's a knock off of a $200 crimp tool.