Never used Deans myself, used Traxxas and Tamiya before. But a while ago switched to mainly XT90. For a different reason. I use XT60 for our drone and still use Tamiya plug for some of my Tamiya RC cars, but will make the switch to XT plugs for those too asap. Even do the XT90 is a little bigger vs XT60, I had a special reason to go for the XT90 over the XT60. Besides the XT plugs are a joy to solder and I like the design better, much better protection. And I can use all my Lipo batteries with almost all of my RC cars. One of the main reason to switch to XT90 for most of my RC cars is this. My kids had a hard time plugging and unplugging the Traxxas connectors. So I did a little test with them. Got myself all kind of different plugs and let them decide which one was the easiest to plug and unplug. So we tried Tamiya, Traxxas, Deans, XT30/XT60/XT90 and some other plugs out there. The struggled with pretty much all of them except the Tamiya and the XT90. Tamiya and Lipos, not a real fit, only use those with NiMH. But they really liked the bigger XT90 as it has more grip for them and needs less force vs something like the Traxxas one. Children do not have the same strength in their hands as adults. So if there is a plug that makes their live easier, that is one to consider. At the moment I did this test my sons where 8, 11 and 13yrs old. But even now 3 years later it still makes sence. So adding everything up, how easy to solder, how easy to use, spark protection, beeing able to handle the current, amps, heat, all that a Lipo system throw at a plug. I want my kids to be able to unplug a battery if needed fast for any reason. The XT60 was a close contenter, but the XT90 was the winner. Sometimes bigger is better. So, XT60 for most is the best choice, but.... a XT90 gives a little bit more grip for small hands.

I got a handful of the XT60 plugs six months ago from a good friend for free... (14 sets) I held off switching over from my trusty deans until this video... I don't need to see anymore.. Thank you.. Your videos are so informative..!

@HolmesHobbies

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My local hobby shop employee/buddy sold me an ESC with a XT60 and so I switched all the lipos over...now I see why 😂😂😂 oh the impact u have on the industry and community john! Love u! Keep em comin!

@HolmesHobbies

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks JiffyWax Jesus!

I couldnt agree more john.... I used Dean's at first and then found better options. I use xt60 on all of my crawlers and 1/10 scale basher rigs and xt150 plugs on my 1/8 scale bashers and x maxx. I find them to hold the current load better and are cleaner and easier to solder. I have never had an xt series connector fail and have been using them for a couple of years now. I find traxxas plugs a bit cheap and harder to solder. Plus they will melt down under serious voltage and load. Good video. I wish you would post more because I get so much info but also know you must be super busy.

Have Deans on all my gear but hadn't seen a reason to outlay for a change over to something else till this video layed out the pros and cons. Thanks John for the insight. Let the hunt for bulk buy begin.

@HolmesHobbies

5 жыл бұрын

ebay tends to have good bulk buys, but the quality is hit and miss.

Mostly deans on my ESC's (with exception of EC3 on my RTR Vaterra Ascender), but XT60's, EC3's, and various banana plugs on my batteries, which means I have too many adapters to account for. My intention is to eventually move to XT60 on my all ESC's, then transition to XT60's on the remaining batteries. The main exception will be keeping EC3 on my Vaterra Ascender, because I use small 3S 1350mah flight LiPo batteries, which already have EC3 plugs.

I use xt90s on everything. I love how much easier they are to solder.

Deans, just ordered a combo from you with them. Left Traxxas when I left running boats for cars and smack into Deans. In the future maybe XT we'll see. Thanks for the great vids John!

I'm still using the deans plug. When I run out of them maybe I will switch over to the xt60. Sounds like a great plug. I'm very impressed with your motors just got my first holmes hobbies motor last week and it's the smoothest motor I've ever had! Keep up the good work! Thanks!

Still using 4 pin deans from back in the late 80s when i was racing. They never fail me. And not overly large.

I 100% agree with you John. I switched two years ago from ec3 because they are easier to work with all the way around. Sorry I missed this when it came out. It's on my liked list now.

I'll change to xt60 too. 2 weeks ago we had a problem with the Deans connectors on a TRX. Out of carelessness, I wanted to put the plug the wrong way. Usually this is not a problem, but this time a spark jumped over and the ESC was immediately broken. I think (or hope) that this will not happen with the XT60. Great video by the way.

Im probably the only one but, I really like sermos power poles. I moved to them in the late 80’s away from tamiya style plugs and never looked back. They can be a bit tangly trying to solder up 12g wire though.

Was on deans for last 2 years but like you said, xt60 so user friendly, slowly changing my fleet as well

Deans connectors for now!

I started as a Dean user since that was what my first esc was delivered with but they melted, got deformed and caused glitches that fried the esc, I still have that plug somewhere as a reminder not to use the Deans Since then I use EC5 connectors on my big fast toys although I've been looking at XT90 because I don't really like the feeling of how the EC5 connect, they just don't seem to fit together properly and I have even had one of the bullet connectors pushed out of the housing And my crawlers get XT60 since that's what most use around here, and my planes and boats get XT60 since those are the toys I use to exercise my batteries when they have lived too comfortably for too long in the crawlers :D

XT60 is the general purpose flight connector for smaller quads and plans and what all my old batteries have, 3s and 4s. JST for anything micro, 1s or 2s. My little toy crawler has XT60 and when I finally get a real crawler I'm sure it'll be XT60 as well. My first truck (2wd, 540 powered) had Deans, but my second truck (4wd, 3665 brushless) has iC5 so I've converted the batteries to EC5. 2S Lectron Pro 5200.

Everything is Dean. Looks like I'm going to change them out . LOL . Thanks for the look .

I’ve been using Deans. I used to use sermos power poles which I liked a lot but they started being difficult to find. My hobby shop told me Deans were better and could take the kind of power that modern NiMH batteries were putting out, so I started using them. I have to admit I never liked them a ton for all the reasons you pointed out, sure they have a really small footprint so they looked more slick (if you didn’t botch the soldering job) and all the really good drivers were using them but they are a pain to unplug, they spark when you plug them together plus they are a pain to solder. I was thinking of making a switch and your video sold me on the XTs, I’m switching.

Very informative, thank you! 👍✌️

Deans on 2 of my vehicles. 3rd is TRAXXAS. Now after watching your video I'm thinking of converting to XD60

I've been DEANS since the 1990's..... But slowly changing to the XT60-90 Plugs. My Arthritis makes it increasingly more difficult to UNPLUG Deans Plugs. Otherwise, I've had no other issues with them. The XT60-90 Plugs just seem to be more easily soldered, and overall, more user-friendly. Carmine

@HolmesHobbies

6 жыл бұрын

The difficulty unplugging is probably my biggest gripe. Especially after they get a little dirty, it jams up pretty bad.

@CarminesRCTipsandTricks

6 жыл бұрын

And that's more than just an annoyance, John.... What if there's a SHORT!!?? 😱

@alexanderokonnikov2480

2 жыл бұрын

@@HolmesHobbies My experience is quite opposite. I have Ranger battery, that is equipped with XT60, and Hobbywing 1080 ESC, that is equipped with XT60 as well. I.e. I can assume that both connectors are of good enough quality. When I'm detaching battery from ESC, I feel that I will damage my rig inadvertently, because connection is quite stiff. On the other hand, I have Amass Deans (with cups, like XT60+), and connection is perfect - not too stiff and not loose. Stiffness of XT60 is my main complaint. Next one - XT60 is bulkier and angular.

XT60 for me. It was on one of my Zippy LiPO batteries so I replaced all of the old Tamiya connectors with the XT60.

I started with Tamiya plugs in the late 1980s but once I saw deans I switched to them. I did hard wire my motors for while then switched back to deans until 2012 when I stopped RC racing because the last local track closed. Fast forward to now and, due retirement, I am getting back into RC. I still have a lot of deans left so I will stick with them for a while.

I've switched from deans connectors to xt60 not so long ago, and i will use them for the future.

converted to xt60's since i got my first axial scx10 last year and have used them on all my other axial rigs to date

I use 8mm bullets on my speedrun cars so I can easily run them in series or parallel ,but for 3s and under deans I was starting to switch to TRX just for waterproofing. This is looking like a better option since I get most my packs from HK anyway.

Xt60 on all of it. Switched over totally.

loved deans in the 90s but I grew up and seen the potential, so now Iuse the xt60 on all my hobbie connectors.

I still use the stock Traxxas plugs, but when I switch 'em I'll go with XT-60's for all the same reasons that you listed.

Deans for crawling. Bullet plugs for drifting and racing.

I switched to XT60 connectors from Deans last year and I'm glad I did. There are no cons in my opinion.

I run XT60 for batteries and XT30 for hooking up my laptop powered accessories I have recently started using MT30 I believe 3 pole xt30 style for brushless motors. First time I used it was for a friend micro x and revolver 1800. Sofar no issues

Running deans but I am going to switch to xt60 soon as I install my SHV500. Deans are such a pain to solder. I use EC5 on my large helis and like them as well.

I'm still running deans for crawlers and ec5 for bigger rigs! I might switch those deans out to xt60, I have all the xt60 plugs already just haven't got around to it

I bought a Axial Gravedigger last year around November 2017 and I used deans plugs at the time but the contacts on the deans plugs has two parts one keeps the pressure for the electrical contact. in total there are 4 contacts and not long ago i had an issue with the truck I would jump the truck then it would stop. It turned out that one of the 4 contacts broke so the contact was not quality at that point so I went to the hobby shop and ended up with xt60 plugs on my charger and batterys.

deans but moving over to the xt60 since i saw your trx4 brushless upgrade video

i run XT-90's and XT-60's now, used to run all Deans but once i tried XT style i never went back.

Just recently changed from the XT60, which I had been using for about 6 years, to the XT30 for both my trucks.

@chriswebb383

4 жыл бұрын

So you went smaller ?

I too have recently been switching my rigs over to xt60 connectors in the last 6 months.i had always used deans but the xt60 seems to be way better.

I've been using Deans for so long on smaller rigs, but used to use EC5s or XT90 on higher powered brushless stuff. Now I just crawl though, so thinking about moving away from Deans too, don't like soldering them and they do get stiff, sometimes even with grease, if they get too hot and the housing starts to very slightly deform, you've got no chance. Just can't quite face doing all 50 batteries.

I use XT90 on all of my RC cars. Easy to solder. And my kids find this the easiest one to connect and deconnect. Use XT60 on my sons drone.

I run Micro Dean's in my 1/35 scaler and 3s LiPo/ Brushless Losi 1/24 Truggy. I needed the wattage throughput and small form factor. JSTs weren't gonna do it. Anything bigger, though, XT60/90 are the way to go. But I've noticed their manufacturing tolerances are much wider than true Dean's; some slip in very easy and some are nigh impossible.

Dean's 1994 till 2018 now everything is xt60. These would have been a game changer back in the day. Awesome connectors.

Anti spark XT 90s for all my new rigs. I still have quite a few cars with deans though...

Staying with Deans for now. You're right John....Deans are a pain to solder. But being the main RC mechanic(with the only good soldering skills) in my family with 15+ batteries and 12+ rigs...I'll stay Deans for a while longer.

I have Slingshot Batteries. And Gens Ace. All have XT60. Charger I’m using is the XT4 pro

I just read all of the comments, and I'm surprised so many find Deans difficult to solder?! I think they're the easiest and fastest of all of the plugs. Maybe it's just becasue I've soldered tens of thousands of the damn things over the last decades. lol XT's are honestly one of my least favorite to deal with. The Castle connector is the biggest headache to solder and deal with out there, for me.

@HolmesHobbies

6 жыл бұрын

Compared to the XT60 with the cups turned sideways, the deans are just a bit more difficult. It's not bad, certainly not as bad as a TRX plug.

Like you said, i use XT60 because they are easy to plug/unplug compared to Deans...

We needed this video - thanks!!.Ilike star pligs

XT30 on all my comp rigs they are very good and light

Dean's plugs are fine for me, I have never had a problem. I will use them until they can't be found. I used to use race prep, years ago, the ones with two plates, directly across from each other. I had my battery in my pocket with some change, and a coin shorted between the plates. I started burning a hole in my pants, and had to pull them down quickly, because I couldn't get it out of my pocket. I was not hurt, but I did learn a lesson, and stopped using those plugs.

A little dielectric grease helps on tight plugs.

@tomlucasrccrawlers9108

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Browning You know....I never thought of that Robert. Good idea.

@recreant359

6 жыл бұрын

I use some marine grease on mine to help.

I just switched from EC3 to XT60. Just to add Deans is alive and well, I'm still pulling them off almost every battery and component I pick up, must be cheap.

Yup going to change all my deans out today

used Traxxas for a while and then switched to Deans Plugs... most of my friends are on XT-60

Deans on crawler and bashers and Bullets on race rigs still charge with deans to those

Traxxas. I've got to many to switch now.

ec3 on the barrage, Star on bomber and scx10.

XT60's and some XT90's on boats that draw large amps. Never had a problem with one.

Xt60’s. Great connectors!

I use the XT60 on all my rigs for voltage

Ive used ec3 connectors starting in 2012 on my crawlers. My gen 8 came with a deans. I really hated soldering to them. God awful. And that little spring piece.. eff that little thing. Going to switch to xt 60.

I use deans. But I'm considering changing

Slowly transitioning to XTs as well. RC Battleship guys are switching over due to some power distribution boards having them pre-installed. Not many people know this but EC connectors will plug into similar sized XTs in a pinch.

@eduardoroy7428

2 жыл бұрын

You all prolly dont care but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost my login password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me.

@damondillon1480

2 жыл бұрын

@Eduardo Roy Instablaster ;)

@eduardoroy7428

2 жыл бұрын

@Damon Dillon I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

@eduardoroy7428

2 жыл бұрын

@Damon Dillon It worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much, you saved my ass!

@damondillon1480

2 жыл бұрын

@Eduardo Roy You are welcome =)

Dean's only. Nice and small for scale rigs

i use deans, always have....and always will.

Defnatly ran deans for a long time... In all my toys... Unfortunatly you just said what everyone in thinking...

XT90 on my bigger monster trucks x maxx etc. and xt60 on my crawler.

I run xt style plugs whether it be xt60 xt90 or the giant ose 8mm plug

Deans on one car and bullets on all the others. Only due to most of my lipos having in-built female bullets. Otherwise I'd use all Deans, they usually suit my needs.

I use xt60 on 3s and lower, and xt90 on 4s and above

XT30, 60 and 90 on my cars and planes.

Nothing but deans plug but considering xt60s after I watched a few videos of soldering connections.

I just replaced all my deans for xt60 and never looking back maybe . Still use the micro deans though . Step it up deans I’m sure you could make something just as good or better than xt’s and I’d go back !!

I like the Traxxas iD plugs. They're ergonomic to the fingers and your battery is not some needlessly obfuscated octopus looking thing with superfluous wires and connectors to accidentally damage with use. I find it interesting that ICE cars all get their particular form of liquid fuel from a rather universal pump handle. Buy an E-car and you need to carry 2 or more costly 'plug' adaptors in your trunk or you can be SOL out on the open road if you need to recharge.

I switched from deans to XT60s about 3 months ago

Swapping over to xt60 and xt90 on stuff running 4s

I use the ic3 connectors

Gens Ace 3S with XT60 plugs

I know this is a old vid, but i use traxxas plugs. Just kinda caught on with it from buyin batts n escs from a buddy. But i use smc batts, not traxxas batts

100% XT60's & won't be changing anytime soon, they solder well, take heat well & connect better imo.

a xt60 to deans adapter for my batteries still have the deans plug

I have all deans myself but today its all being switched to xt60

I'm still using Traxxas but planning on switching to Xt 60 or 90! The anti spark version with the green markings on them. I'm sure you've seen them but now.

So I have a cen 450 and going to buying this bumper with led lights in it... both lights have bare end wires what ends would i need to get to be able to hook the bumper leds to my lipo with deans plug so they come on when I turn the truck on? Thanks

I use dean's on all my rigs

If only you knew 4 years ago that the combination of the words "Dean" and "Plug" would have such significant meaning #ButtPlugDean

Xt60 for almost four years and not going back

Totally unrelated to the topic, but... Disc Golf and RC! The two greatest things on earth! You sir, are awesome. You now have my attention. Subbed!

XT150 👌🏽

XT60 for the crawlers and Xt150 for the fast cars

I use Anderson power poles on all my rigs

@HolmesHobbies

6 жыл бұрын

Whoa!! The one guy using power poles! I used to use them on my Ebikes, but they arc very badly and end up needing frequent replacement. the XT60 has gotten onto my low power ebikes now too.

@RTmadnesstoo

5 жыл бұрын

I had Powerpoles for a while .... in the 90s. Now I'm trying to decide with a little of everything but I just bought 20 sets of xt60 to get started standardizing.

Ive always been a deans guy...maybe ill try something new

I think this deans connected to xd60 just gave bottle on the 52 volt 2000 w battery now I'm using the xt60 to xt60 on a 48 volt 15 watt 1500 watt battery

My deans to ec5 cuts out on my kraton, so I’m putting ec5’s on all my shit

You wouldn't happen to know where I can get brushless motor rebuild parts. I'm not looking for specific brands because I like running cheap motors just to see how they stack up & well the obvious their cheap. Just looking for a generic motor supply type store.

@HolmesHobbies

6 жыл бұрын

There are no standards at all. Bearings, rotors, cans, faceplates, they are all rather unique to the motor. Bearings would have the most chance of fitting, but even so, every factory has different tolerances and the shafts are ground to fit that particular bearing vendor (if manufactured properly).

@mikeburgessrc5360

6 жыл бұрын

HolmesHobbies Ok Thanks.

Can a damaged deans connector cause my electric bike to stop working after a few minutes ridind

XT60 and TRX, slowly moving away from TRX.

XT60’s 👍👍