Is an IC3 connector compatible with a EC3?
Is an IC3 connector compatible with a EC3?
The IC3 is backwards compatible with the legacy EC3 connector but you lose the “smart” properties of the battery. Since the HOBBYMATE has standard XT60 connectors, you would need an IC3 male to EC3 female adapter and then an EC3 male to XT60 female adapter. These are all readily available from Amazon or wherever.
Is Traxxas battery connector male or female?
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Are Traxxas connectors backwards compatible?
If you are talking about NiMH batteries, all Traxxas connectors are compatible. My son just got an E-Maxx with the ID connectors and our old Traxxas batteries plug right into the ESC and the new batteries connect to the old charger connectors with no issue.
Will XT60 work with EC3?
The Venom UNI 2.0 XT60 Male to EC3 Female Battery Adapter is a simple solution to mismatched plug types. Convert any battery with an XT60 connector to Deans with this single piece, low resistance, gold plated adaptor. This adaptor can also be used to convert your models ESC EC3 to XT60.
Is IC3 and IC5 compatible?
New IC3 & IC5 Connectors The IC connector series is entirely backwards compatible with existing connectors so you can use Smart Batteries with older systems, but only when connected to a Spektrum Smart device are all the benefits of Smart technology obvious.
Can I use Spektrum battery to Traxxas?
The shops said nope you can’t use a Spektrum battery in a Traxxas, here take this other battery. They proceeded to sell me a battery with an XT connector and a TRX adapter with it.
What is a dean connector?
The Deans or T Connector were one of the first on the LiPo connector block, and remain to be a popular connector type with a very loyal following, which unfortunately had driven the price up; but has come back down, and compete favorably with the competition.
Are EC3 connectors good?
The EC3/EC5 connectors are good although they are are not easy to reuse. XT60s are simply re-packed bullets, and they are small bullets 3mm or 3.5mm, NOT comparable to Deans in terms of current handling.
What is the difference between EC3 and EC5 connectors?
These are a longer version of the EC3 and because the bullet pins are longer (5mm) they have an greater surface area for contact. EC5’s are rated for up to 120 amps of continuous load. These are perfect for large 1/4 scale electrics and 700 size electric helis.