First question came to our minds is, really it is neccesary to change my battery connectors? Is it usefulll? Have any sense? Easy to do?
This question, like most in the RC hobby, could be answered the same. It depends.
We would like to introduce you some posible situations to understand why could be interesting to make the change.
Maybe you have began in RC some time ago with planes and now you are interested to fly with quads, but plane batteries are mount different connectors. Could give second chance to your old batteries just swapping connectors.
Perhaps you have bougth some new batteries, announced in a big photo with a XT-60 connectors. When these batteries arrived home you noticed that connectors are T-connectors and it was indicated in the webside, just below of the photo. You obviously need to change these connectors.
And the final situation. You are navigating in internet and, checking your most visited webs, you have found a really crazy offer of batteries. These batteries mount JST connector for instance. Are not the same that you are using but the price is absolutelly cheap. So you could take it and change the connectors.
On the other hand, this allways worth? Absolutelly not. For our own experince it’s better to spent a little money more and preserve the whole battery live. Note that changing connectors, you could damage the battery.
The process
Knowing some situations that make sense to perform this work, we have to explain how easy really it is. We just have some precautions.
Most importan it’s to care about not to pair nude wires, avoing short circuit.
So we have two main ways to do the change.
You could see how two previous steps look for avoid to have both cables unshielded at the same time.
Our own experience told us the secondary way it’s the better. Wires will be allways managed secure due never be unshielded at the same time.
Anyway, taking one of these methods you would be able to exchange the connettors securely.
Precautions
Please, do not cut both cables at the same time with stripping tool. Otherwise you probably short-cut the cables with the tool.
Double check connector polarity.
Take into account you are managing LIPO batteries, and any manipulation could be risky. You should be aware of it.
Any short cutted on wires could damage the battery in better situation and could make it burning in the worst of it.
If you are not experienced soldering avoid this work.
Finally, you could see the process in Youtube (Spanish). Would see how easy could be.
Please, do not hesitate to make any question below.
Thanks.
Regards.
FDFlyers.
This question, like most in the RC hobby, could be answered the same. It depends.
We would like to introduce you some posible situations to understand why could be interesting to make the change.
Maybe you have began in RC some time ago with planes and now you are interested to fly with quads, but plane batteries are mount different connectors. Could give second chance to your old batteries just swapping connectors.
Perhaps you have bougth some new batteries, announced in a big photo with a XT-60 connectors. When these batteries arrived home you noticed that connectors are T-connectors and it was indicated in the webside, just below of the photo. You obviously need to change these connectors.
And the final situation. You are navigating in internet and, checking your most visited webs, you have found a really crazy offer of batteries. These batteries mount JST connector for instance. Are not the same that you are using but the price is absolutelly cheap. So you could take it and change the connectors.
On the other hand, this allways worth? Absolutelly not. For our own experince it’s better to spent a little money more and preserve the whole battery live. Note that changing connectors, you could damage the battery.
The process
Knowing some situations that make sense to perform this work, we have to explain how easy really it is. We just have some precautions.
Most importan it’s to care about not to pair nude wires, avoing short circuit.
So we have two main ways to do the change.
- Cut first wire, isolate it and then repeat the proccess with the second wire. Then, solder the first wire in the new connector, isolate it and repeat with the second.
- Cut first wire, soldering in the new connector, isolate it, and then repeat with the second wire.
You could see how two previous steps look for avoid to have both cables unshielded at the same time.
Our own experience told us the secondary way it’s the better. Wires will be allways managed secure due never be unshielded at the same time.
Anyway, taking one of these methods you would be able to exchange the connettors securely.
Precautions
Please, do not cut both cables at the same time with stripping tool. Otherwise you probably short-cut the cables with the tool.
Double check connector polarity.
Take into account you are managing LIPO batteries, and any manipulation could be risky. You should be aware of it.
Any short cutted on wires could damage the battery in better situation and could make it burning in the worst of it.
If you are not experienced soldering avoid this work.
Finally, you could see the process in Youtube (Spanish). Would see how easy could be.
Please, do not hesitate to make any question below.
Thanks.
Regards.
FDFlyers.
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