Question on bullet connectors

[boater76]

Should I shrink wrap entirely over the female end of the bullet connector to prevent shorts if other connectors would touch?

[Chilli]

Yes!!! Also, put the female bullets on the positive lead from the battery and males on the negative. Use red and black shrink wrap to help prevent accidental shorts. I used to use black only and every once in a while, I would grab the wrong wire if I was in a hurry. Since I started using the red on the positive wires, I've never done it.

[BHChieftain]

...Also, put the female bullets on the positive lead from the battery and males on the negative.

Any particular reason for this?

-Chief

[Rumdog]

It give you the option to run your packs in series.

[BHChieftain]

It give you the option to run your packs in series.

Sorry, I was referring to why the male on the neg vs. putting the male on the pos and female on the neg... I'm assuming this is just convention? I have mine wired the other way around...

-Chief

[blackcat26]

Any particular reason for this?

-Chief

Using the female connector on the positive, leaves less connector exposed to decrease the chances of shorting out on something.

[tharmer]

I press a short (5/8" or so) piece of clear tubing that I get at the hardware store over the entire Female connector. This ensures it never gets touched by anything.
-t

[Steven Vaccaro]

Yes!!! Also, put the female bullets on the positive lead from the battery and males on the negative.

That seems like the normal practice for everyone. I have to go against the tide and run females on pos and neg. Then if I need to run a pack in series I have made up some back to back male bullets that I use as a jumper.

[Chilli]

Good points by everyone. The main reason I install bullets the way I do is for the reason mentioned by Blackcat26. Another benefit is that Turnigy packs have their packs wired that way. I also make protective caps for the bullets out of heat shrink tubing whether male or female.

Everyone has their own way and that's cool.

[lectriglide]

I use 5.5mm bullets and found some 3/8 inch "screw protectors" that fit nicely on the female connector as protective caps.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_137984-37672-881040_0_?newSearch=true&catalogId=10051&productId=3012673&Ntt=137984&N=0&langId=-1&storeId=10151&Ntk=i_products&ddkey=http:CategoryDisplay

[BHChieftain]

Well, I was all proud of myself for soldering up two lipos and hyperion charge wires... I can see how having the exposed postive male connector could cause problems... back to the iron we go! (At least I have not gotten to the battery side of the hydra 240 double-wire esc yet...)

-Chief

[Jeepers]

Well, I was all proud of myself for soldering up two lipos and hyperion charge wires... I can see how having the exposed postive male connector could cause problems... back to the iron we go! (At least I have not gotten to the battery side of the hydra 240 double-wire esc yet...)

-Chief

on your build thread you stated you used a 40w iron to solder with. your gonna need something heavier duty to solder those wires on the Hydra 240.

[Chilli]

I hate soldering that CC 240!!!

[TRUCKPULL]

One of the rules for electronics is.

RED HOT FEMALE.

Therefore the + wire from your batteries = RED FEMALE
The - wire from the batteries = Black Male

Input on your ESC
+ = RED MALE
- = BLACK FEMALE

The out put from your ESC going to the motor is the hot side = Female connectors.
Motors will have Male connectors on them.

Larry

[Tangmo1]

I put FEMALE on both + and -. BLACK shrink wrap for - and RED for +, same with ESC MALE connector. Now I do not need to carry the cap protection for my batteries.
This is because some kids used to play with it and plugged the male and female on my early batteries setup. Imagine what happen!!!!!!!!