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  • Jareth
    Member
    • Mar 2014
    • 63

    #1

    Turnigy 180A shorter wires

    Hello guys i have a t180 and having problems with the wires being too long do you guys recommend to shorten the wires? I heard some guys say to keep the wires as short as possible. So what do you guys think?
  • kfxguy
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Oct 2013
    • 8746

    #2
    Yes, shorten them. Heck, I removed all the wires and upgraded the battery wires to 8 GA and soldered bullets for the motor right on the esc. Pretty trick. Check it out....

    32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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    • Jareth
      Member
      • Mar 2014
      • 63

      #3
      Nice man love it asked this because went to ran my pursuit today everything was fine until i came in and opened the hatch smoke!!!! The motor wires were so hot that they begon to smoke i have 3.5 mm bullets from motor to esc and 6.5mm from bat to esc what do you think should i add 6.5mm bullets and remove the 3.5 ones?
      BTW how did you solderd those bullets to the esc nice job man

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      • tlandauer
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Apr 2011
        • 5666

        #4
        Yes, sure you can. You can shorten both the ESC to motor wires and also the ESC to battery ones.
        DSCN2932_2393.jpg DSCN2933_2394.jpg

        The shorter the better, it is especially true between the batteries and the ESC. ( don't know how that 3rd pic got in there, lol...)
        Attached Files
        Too many boats, not enough time...

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        • Jareth
          Member
          • Mar 2014
          • 63

          #5
          Thanks for the pics guys gonna work on it tomorrow

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          • kfxguy
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Oct 2013
            • 8746

            #6
            Originally posted by Jareth
            Nice man love it asked this because went to ran my pursuit today everything was fine until i came in and opened the hatch smoke!!!! The motor wires were so hot that they begon to smoke i have 3.5 mm bullets from motor to esc and 6.5mm from bat to esc what do you think should i add 6.5mm bullets and remove the 3.5 ones?
            BTW how did you solderd those bullets to the esc nice job man
            Thanks.

            Yes, ditch the 3.5 and use 6.5mm. I drilled the connector backside to fit over the solder posts once I removed the wires. I used a 40 watt weller wide tip soldering iron I picked up from radio shack for 20 bucks.
            32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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            • Jareth
              Member
              • Mar 2014
              • 63

              #7
              Ok thanks again

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              • rearwheelin
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Oct 2008
                • 1941

                #8
                I just was informed the other day by a buyer of one of my old boats that the OSE 8mm plugs can heat up enough to melt the shrink wrap. He changed those out to the castle 6.5mm and no problems.
                "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
                --Albert Einstein

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                • kfxguy
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 8746

                  #9
                  Originally posted by rearwheelin
                  I just was informed the other day by a buyer of one of my old boats that the OSE 8mm plugs can heat up enough to melt the shrink wrap. He changed those out to the castle 6.5mm and no problems.
                  That all I use is castle.
                  32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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                  • tlandauer
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Apr 2011
                    • 5666

                    #10
                    Travis, that is a brilliant idea, you need to do a tutorial on how to drill out those pesky terminals.

                    BTW, on my Swordfish Pro+ 220a-6s, since it is 8 ga. wire, there was no way to use 5.5mm bullet and all my batteries are fitted with 5.5mm. Here is how I did it:DSCN5743_6078.jpg DSCN5740_6075.jpg DSCN5745_6080.jpg
                    I have to say even this is better than just 5.5mm, it was cool after a 3 min run compared to just 5.5 coming out of a SeaKing 120a ESC.
                    Too many boats, not enough time...

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                    • kfxguy
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 8746

                      #11
                      Originally posted by tlandauer
                      Travis, that is a brilliant idea, you need to do a tutorial on how to drill out those pesky terminals.

                      BTW, on my Swordfish Pro+ 220a-6s, since it is 8 ga. wire, there was no way to use 5.5mm bullet and all my batteries are fitted with 5.5mm. Here is how I did it:[ATTACH=CONFIG]117514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]117515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]117516[/ATTACH]
                      I have to say even this is better than just 5.5mm, it was cool after a 3 min run compared to just 5.5 coming out of a SeaKing 120a ESC.
                      Thanks. I didn't take pics but it's easy once you figure out what to do....so I'll save you some trouble.....

                      First desolder the wires. (Safety glasses for next step!) When you take the wire out, heat the terminal on the esc back up to melt the solder and sling the excess solder off (into a cardboard box or something)

                      Measure the post diameter

                      Get a drill bit a touch bigger (I can't remember what size)

                      Use vice grips and don't tighten them too tight, clamp at the back end where you are drilling. If you clamp on the other end where the bullet goes in, you'll bend it and make it oval shaped. It's thicker and stringer on the other end. Drill (I did it in a couple steps in size) and test fit. Once it slips over, do the next one the same way.

                      When finished, slip the bullet over the solder tab. Id drill it a little oversize and use a pick to pull the bullet from the esc, if you dont, your heat shrink wont slip down.

                      Heat it up and flow solder into it. Let it cool, heat shrink.

                      This is fit facing them straight up. Alot if boat will have the room, mine didnt....so I had to remove than and solder at an angle.

                      Still drill it like above.

                      Dremel the shape of the solder post into the back side of the bullet so it has a perfect fit letting the nub or solder post fit into the slit you dremeled. Then use some needle nose pliers to lightly hold Bullet in place while you solder it. Once it cools, brush a few coats of liquid electrical tape or plasti dip in it to insulate it and give a cleaner look. I plasti dip mine because that's what I had. I have spray electrical solder and that stuff is not that good. The brush on or dip is much better.
                      32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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                      • tlandauer
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Apr 2011
                        • 5666

                        #12
                        Wow, thanks , I had to read this several times to understand, but understood I have! When I clicked your picture, it gave me more of your pictures ( like photo bucket), the angled post under the trick CF ESC plate looks fabulous! So was that the angle you were talking about?
                        Too many boats, not enough time...

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