RE: Anderson Power Pole Connectors. Have you had a failure or not?
Joe - I too have had only good experiences running APPs in my planes. I love the ease and flexibility they provide. I charge each pack individually, so when I first setup my plane I would rearrange the connectors to run the packs in series. This saved the need for a separate dedicated Y but was somewhat tedious having to rearrange the connectors before and after each flight. In a moment of mediocre brilliance, I realized that I could simply make the Y on the ESC side by simply adding a single short length of wire - in essence turning my one connector into two connectors connected in series. This only added one additional connector, so it was a much better option that using a dedicated Y. Best of all, because I use APPs, I could rearrange my connectors without having to redo connections!
Steve