Seaking 180 installation help please

[Make-a-Wake]

5.5's are plenty for that setup and they can be bought for alot less than 6.5's. I use 5.5's on all my boats/batts, even the 10s mono, but at my parallel connection I go to 8mm as well as the motor leads.

[Nutbar]

5.5's are plenty for that setup and they can be bought for alot less than 6.5's. I use 5.5's on all my boats/batts, even the 10s mono, but at my parallel connection I go to 8mm as well as the motor leads.

1. So, you are saying I should use 5.5's for batt to ESC, but 8mm for motor to ESC?

2. What do you mean by your "parallel connection"? Your ESC to motor connection?

[Make-a-Wake]

I use 5.5's on all my lipos and motors. The only time I use 8's is for my big Castle 2028 motor leads, and for the parallel connection which is one 8mm splitting off to two 5.5mms. You can use 5.5's all the way around and you will be just fine.

[tlandauer]

I use 5.5's on all my lipos and motors. The only time I use 8's is for my big Castle 2028 motor leads, and for the parallel connection which is one 8mm splitting off to two 5.5mms. You can use 5.5's all the way around and you will be just fine.

This is great advice and you can pick up these 5.5mm plug in quantity of 10 per pack for a saving. I used larger plugs for 10 ga. wire when I had to make extention between motor and ESC, and that is on a Delta Force 45 Sniper using Neu 2230 with a Shulze ESC, 12s set up.
btw, Leopard motors come with 5.5 male plugs ( at least mine did when ordered here from OSE) , now, in the round box , there are three female plugs in a little plastic zip bag, use THOSE on your ESC, as I find that the ones you buy bulk have a somewhat hard time mating with the ones already on the motor. I did not pay attention and didn't see those three plugs in the motor box!

[Nutbar]

Ok, I think I got it figured out now. I ordered my motor from South River RC Boats cuz OSE was out of stock. It arrived today with 5.5s already installed on the motor, and three matching female bullets for the ESC. So, that should be good to go. However, I jumped the gun and ordered nine pairs of 6.5mm bullets from OSE for my ESC to batt connections, and they arrived today too. Should I just use them for the ESC to batt connections, or order 5.5's instead?

[KartRacer]

You have them , use them. Everyone has mentioned " headroom". I think the extra size of the bullets fit here.
Good luck with you setup.

[Make-a-Wake]

To keep the Battery situation simple, use the 5.5's for those and the Batt leads from the ESC, use the 6.5's for motor to ESC

[Nutbar]

Simple? Isn't that more complicated since I would have to desolder the 5.5s off the motor? Besides, will it make a difference where the 6.5s go, especially since I'll still be using the 5.5s also?

[dana]

I've noticed that the 6.5mm have slightly larger diameter but are shorter than the 5.5. So it seems as tho the surface area of 6.5 contact may be less or the same as the smaller 5.5. Is it really worth it? I dunno

[tlandauer]

You need to ask yourself what are your immediate future plans?
I like both Make-a-Wake and Dana's response, here is why:
If you have ambition to go to bigger set ups, you might want the "head room" for your ESC, that is saying you will use 6.5mm for all future ESC to motor connections ( with the possibility that you will use this particular ESC in another boat ), it is actually not so hard to de-solder the plugs from the motor, NEVER cut it, the wires are extention from the windings and it's hard to solder the lacquered wires ( Hard to strip them clean for proper soldering).
I have all my batteries using 5.5mm plugs, that way I stream line my charger wires. The 6.5mm is shorter and for me I prefer the longer plug ---it is easier on my fingers .
just my $.02

[lenny]

5.5 All the way,
If you had a 8s setup or higher and are pulling high amps,
Then 6 mm to 8mm may be needed at cells to esc and esc to motor 5.5 should be good.

[Make-a-Wake]

I've noticed that the 6.5mm have slightly larger diameter but are shorter than the 5.5. So it seems as tho the surface area of 6.5 contact may be less or the same as the smaller 5.5.

Correct!!

[Make-a-Wake]

and what I'm saying is to use 5.5's on all your batts and ESC batt leads...........and your charging plugs.................get 'em all the same!! Then if you need to beef up on a certain motor you can make adapters, series, parallel whatever and go with those to use on all your boats.........just one set is all you need. If you must, use the 6.5's on the motor to ESC connections.