Who is this Dean and why...
 

Is there a connector on a lipo named after him?
Also, what is it for as I don't have a clue?

Cheers guys for any help in advance... :)

It's just a form of connection like a bullet or a spade. You still need a male and female.
Fiddly to solder but do the job well enough and better at coping with being plugged in and unplugged a lot than the cheap banana bullets you can buy which loose their tension/grip over time.

yep, its the name of the type of connector, there a good alternative to the banana type plugs (aka corallys) but in my opinion look a little messier but have the added advantage of not being able to plug in the wrong way (providing the connector has been soldered in the right way :D)

used for connecting connecting the battery to the esc (speedo), battery has the female end and the speedo has the male end, which in most cases require you too solder the connector of your choice on, in your case if you have a deans connector on your battery you will solder a deans male onto the speed +/- wires to give you power. (ensure you get these right its not good if you get them wrong)

Personally I prefer the corally connectors, I find them very hard wearing and have never had any problems plus I think they look a little tidier and more professional looking.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dea...w=1280&bih=620

plenty of pics to show you what they look like :thumbsup:

Its yer Amps, Deans are capable and cheap and work well, solder em up with the 2 halves pushed together and always get the polarity and gender correct. If you have used Tamiya plugs then you know you want something better, as I said its yer Amps !

Cheers Guys,

I have Dean Connectors on my battery but finding it a little tricky soldering up the other end. I think I need a hotter soldering iron.

Cheers for the info tho... :)

Dont forget to use heat shrink around the solder joints. They are so close if you dont and one joint fails you could be looking at an expensive ommision.

When you say cheep, does that mean there is a more expensive alternative?

dremel
 

Its easier if you file/dremel the surface your going to fix to,take the shine of the metal. And don't forget to tin it.

I was looking at the following as they do seem a better design:

http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/store/p...1c969fb36ac2f6

The ones on the link look fine but you'd have the same problem if your struggling with soldering up the deans and you would have to cut the dean connector off the battery which would invalidate any warranty you have on it.

Personally I'd stick with the deans connector, file/scratch up the surface of the deans contacts, heat soldering iron, apply solder has it heats up to tin the iron, once heated apply heat to the connection then add solder.

like said before ensure you solder these the right way around and use heat shrink to ensure that the connections can not contact in the event it somehow comes off or becomes damaged.

The best way to solder deans is by putting the plug in a per of mole grips to hold it steady. Makes life a lot easer and you don't get your fingers burnt.

I always put the female end on during soldering as this held the male pins steady. a few times I've got the pin a bit too warm and it's melted the plastic moving the pins slightly. obviously not the one on the battery...

ahhh dean is the guy with all the connections,
he always seems to fit in

+1 - both great pieces of advice above. Do this and you shouldnt have an issue. :thumbsup::thumbsup:


EDIT: *maybe I need to start calling myself "Big-Andy" or summit cause these BIG names are catching! - bigred, bigG, bigPaul.
oOple = the land of giants! :p

Sorry Guys,

I must of gave you the wrong impression...

I do know how to solder and Im usually very good at it.
The problem is that I need a hotter soldering iron as my current one is for fine/detailed electronics work on PCBs...

I will buy a hotter one this weekend and all will be fine.

Kelvin