mark IX

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Hi, I am going to be wiring a 12S 2P Lipo battery pack for my 1/5 Spitfire. What connectors should I use? I plan to use (3) 4S, 4000maH packs in series and make 2 banks of batteries, all with 10GA wire. Both these banks will be connected in parallel and then connected to the ESC. My motor is an E-Flite P360 with a CC 160HV ESC. I plan to use a 22", 4 blade Vario prop as well. Any help is appreciated.

Thanx, Mark

pkoury

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Polarized Castle Connectors - 6.5mm Male / Female Set, 200amp continuous rating.

mark IX

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Thx for the response. I was considering XT90 or Deans connectors. Any reason why you prefer these?

Mark

pkoury

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Long time Deans Ultra user but I like the 200amp rating, they take larger wire, easy to solder the larger wires into the connectors, and easy to grip for unplugging.

Xpress

Deans may not be up to the task of handling that current. As my own rule of thumb, anything over 6S will get at least a 5mm bullet style connector, if not bigger.

ChopDrifter

How much amps is the spitfire going to pull? XT150 or XT90 depends on the amps

mark IX

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I haven't run the power system yet. As near as I can tell from Ecalc, I will be drawing around 120-140 amps.