Electrical connectors on control system items

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Originally Posted by FrisbeeFunTime

I've never had any experience with the jst connectors or the xt connectors but I would imagine the xt connectors to be pretty good. The deans connectors I have had experience with before. They are a bit of a pain to solder to but they are done correctly they hold well and when plugged together they are almost impossible to take apart. They also take up a small footprint compared to other connectors which is always a nice thing.

I absolutely hate deans connectors. My kids all participate in RC (boats and cars). And these things are the #1 reason I see cars dead on the track. I've gotten packages of things where no matter how hot you get it or how careful you are they simply will not pass a pull test after you solder them. I've taken said packages to the hobby stores and they tried one and threw the rest away, and opened a new package.

I will stick with crimp style connectors. In marine applications, soldered connections are highly frowned upon by the certification organization because they are uncertain and are a brittle failure point in high vibration environments.