Never seen the XT60. Thanks for the heads up - looks promising - and cheap.
Brent On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Chris Albertson <[email protected] > wrote: > One of the problems of power poles is they are expensive. Not a > problem if you only need a few of them. I've been buying DC > connectors by the bag full as I've working on some battery powered > mobile robots I robot does not need many but for every finish one > you've build maybe four breadboard systems and then you have the > battery charging systems and the cables that connect battery chargers > to power supplies. (LiPo battery charging is complex when you get into > 18 volt 10 amp hour sizes. > > Power poles are also rather bulky. OK if the equipment is stationary > but not good for something that flies or drives around where weight > and volume matter a lot. > > I've standardized on XT60 type connectors These very compact and > rated for 60 amps continuous. Much easier to assemble and they cost > about 80 cents per mating pair. They are common in the electric > power drone industry as battery connectors > the XT60 is easy to use because they don't come apart. the metal pins > are permanently molded into the shell, you simply solder the wires on. > The shell is high temperate plastic and withstands even unskilled > soldering. > > I did something stupid last might and assembled power distribution not > as designed with a mosfet switch and diode in backwards then connected > a high power density battery. I had an open flame along an entire run > of #18 cable but finally the coper conductor failed (the metal > vaporized) and the circuit opened and the flame stopped. I have some > chared remains of wires and crunchy black melted plastic. But the > XT60 connectors are still good. The metal parts inside are still > shiny gold plated and the nylon shells are good as new, after cleaning > the soot off. > > I was actually holding the connecter in my hand when the thing went > off like a bomb, but just minor burns. Still amazed the connecter is > fine after unsoldering the little stubs of burned wire from the pins. > > > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:19 AM, Tom Van Baak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wes, Don, > > > > I am quite surprised at the negative reaction to Anderson Power Pole > connectors. I have found them the best DC connector out there. I have used > them for a decade or two for all my DC feeds and have never had a problem: > in my home lab, my car, even for my laptop charger. They are inexpensive, > reliable, genderless (hermaphroditic) and easy to crimp. I use them for my > 5V, 12V, 24V, and 48V supplies as well as my DC backup systems. > > > > What on earth are you doing with them that causes them to disconnect? I > mean, they are not meant for towing or lifting or rappelling. For critical > applications there is a plastic gizmo that keeps them mated; or just use a > square or figure 8 knot on the cables. > > > > /tvb > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
