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[joshjosh]

What's the giant red thing on the esc?

They are Anderson Power Products connectors. They didn’t weigh much more than the other connectors I weighed, but boy are they robust! They are also crimp connectors, so I was able to use my hydraulic crimp to get a cold weld. Much stronger, simpler, and a better electrical connection than solder could ever hope to be.

I know some people get lost in the embellished amp ratings, but these connectors use 2x 12 gauge wires, and 12 gauge wires are rated for 25 amps. It’s pretty much as good as having a continuous wire. They are silver plated, and silver is the only thing more conductive than copper.

These connectors are widely used in the automotive industry, I just snuck them into the RC world

 

[joshludden]

They are Anderson Power Products connectors. They didn’t weigh much more than the other connectors I weighed, but boy are they robust! They are also crimp connectors, so I was able to use my hydraulic crimp to get a cold weld. Much stronger, simpler, and a better electrical connection than solder could ever hope to be.

I know some people get lost in the embellished amp ratings, but these connectors use 2x 12 gauge wires, and 12 gauge wires are rated for 25 amps. It’s pretty much as good as having a continuous wire. They are silver plated, and silver is the only thing more conductive than copper.

These connectors are widely used in the automotive industry, I just snuck them into the RC world

Ah, I see. Do you hafta change all of batteries too?

 

[joshjosh]

Ah, I see. Do you hafta change all of batteries too?

Very good question! I’d say it depends on your setup. I create my parallel/series connectors with them. If you’re running straight to a single battery, then yea you’d want to change.

 

[joshjosh]

I absolutely cannot wait for these to come in!

 

[joshjosh]

I had no idea how much faster building would go once I organized my screws .

 

[joshjosh]

Ready to send it tomorrow!

 

[joshjosh]

This thing is crazy with a HW 4985 in it! I enjoyed it with the factory motor, but wow it’s woke up now!

General destruction report is incredibly small today. Had it not been for a fence jumping in the way it would’ve been a flawless day. The truck and the fence met, and the servo arm and turnbuckle gave way.

Another pro-tip. If you have a toddler, always do a check for parts/tools before you put the lid on

 

[joshjosh]

A bit silly, but I love it!

 

[joshludden]

This thing is crazy with a HW 4987 in it! I enjoyed it with the factory motor, but wow it’s woke up now!

General destruction report is incredibly small today. Had it not been for a fence jumping in the way it would’ve been a flawless day. The truck and the fence met, and the servo arm and turnbuckle gave way.View attachment 352127

Another pro-tip. If you have a toddler, always do a check for parts/tools before you put the lid on
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What are these things, that are pictured

 

[joshjosh]

What are these things, that are pictured

It’s a stripped HR servo arm, and a busted Lunsford TI turnbuckle. The fence and the truck high-fived… hard .

Unless you mean in the picture with my toddler “helping” me. That’s a multi-wrench snuck in there.

Generally surprised that’s all I broke. I pulled some parts from my new build to get it going again, then I threw the street tires on. I didn’t make it too far, though. I didn’t loctite one of my diff screws and it backed out.

 

[joshludden]

What are these things in green, that are pictured in plastic?

 

[joshjosh]

What are these things in green, that are pictured in plastic?

Ahh, that is a Castle 6S cap pack.

 

[joshludden]

Ahh, that is a Castle 6S cap pack.

I thank you! Everything else looks good @ sh!t!

 

[joshjosh]

I thank you! Everything else looks good @ sh!t!

Thanks Josh! It was a fun build too!

Since switching to the 4985 I suddenly need a wheelie bar on my XLWB

 

[joshjosh]

Is this too much carbon fiber??

 

[joshjosh]

This rig delivers!

Eat that Chevy!

 

[Matt05]

Great looking build/builds. It’s too bad the Big Rock body is so expensive/fragile cause man it is a badass looking lid.

 

[joshjosh]

Great looking build/builds. It’s too bad the Big Rock body is so expensive/fragile cause man it is a badass looking lid.

Thank you!

I was quite surprised how expensive the bodies are. The base body isn’t bad, but it requires quite a few different plastic pieces to get it complete. Thank you JRC for the save!

What's the giant red thing on the esc?

Here’s the data on the 30amp Anderson connectors. In their test they used the smaller plug, which is good for 12-16 gauge wires. I use the 50amp Anderson 10-12gauge. Even the smaller Anderson plug outperformed the XT90 pretty handedly. This is typical when RC ratings meet real world ratings. Just like the bogus C-ratings on the Lipos.
Connector Test

 

[Dan B.]

Another pro-tip. If you have a toddler, always do a check for parts/tools before you put the lid on
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Oh yeah, sure man. Blame the toddler…

 

[joshjosh]

she’s going 8S boys! Swapping out the 4985 for a 4990!