PRC6 Connectors and the Wye for 12s

[Barry Tilson]

Setting up my first 12S set up with PRC6's
Been working with electricity for years and wanted to ask a dumb question that I think I know the answer to.

With a series cable wye can you ever connect anything incorrectly?
My answer is no?

Do you hook up both batteries first before connecting them to the ESC?
My answer is yes?

Any other precautions that are recommended?

Will be soldering up the connections this weekend for the 6s 5000 Opti-Powers.

Does anyone condition the battiers before flight or durring flight.

Purchased a solder station with 60w at max of 800 degrees.
Going to re-tin the wires first. Doses any one use flux on the inside the connectors?

[flyalan]

Yes you can hook things up incorrectly.

I take a slightly different approach.  Only two connector sets required.  See photo..

If you are wondering, the ESC connectors were colored black to aid in not connecting two batts together.  This can be done with PRC 6's.  Preferably I would use the blue PRC 6's on the ESC with the rule only plug red into blue.  Or in this case red into black.  Hope that makes sense.

Cheers
Alan

[flyalan]

Also note that you would hook up one battery at a time with this scenario.
I don't condition batteries the first time just charge and go. 

Alan

[Barry Tilson]

So basically you just eliminated one connector, that cool!  Less clutter.
This doesn't bother the ESC's not bringing the final running voltage online at the same time?


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[Barry Tilson]

So your warning for having different color connectors is to protect you from hooking the two batteries together correct?

I will have to check to see if the battery wires are long enough to set this up this way.

[flyalan]

So basically you just eliminated one connector, that cool!  Less clutter.
This doesn't bother the ESC's not bringing the final running voltage online at the same time?


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We are talking about a series connection?  Just to be sure.

The ESC would not see any voltage until the second pack was connected.

Alan


Alan Butler
Team Synergy

[flyalan]

So your warning for having different color connectors is to protect you from hooking the two batteries together correct?

I will have to check to see if the battery wires are long enough to set this up this way.

Mine leads are long steno ugh to make this a possibility.  I have not done this to date due to the black on the ESC connectors.

Connecting the batts together can be done and that is why some folks shy away from PRC 6's.

Alan


Alan Butler
Team Synergy

[Barry Tilson]

Great thanks. No brainer on the second connection to complete a circuit.
Just haven't done it my self yet.

Thanks for the info!

Barry

[sochize1]

I use prc6 and just put female on batts and male on esc just like ec5. They seem to work good this way and you can not hook them up wrong in this config

[RichL]

I use prc6 and just put female on batts and male on esc just like ec5. They seem to work good this way and you can not hook them up wrong in this config

I would not recommend installing them in this fashion for a few reasons.  First, each bullet connector is sized specifically to be used on one side of the connector. Second, if you ever need to use a charging station other than your own (Fun-fly) you would be unable to do so if you didn't have your own special charging lead in your pocket. Third, you would never be able to borrow or lend a battery to anyone using the PRC6 connectors in the standard configuration. I have never heard of anyone being able to connect a PRC6 connector in reverse polarity.

Rich

   

[flyalan]

I would not recommend installing them in this fashion for a few reasons.  First, each bullet connector is sized specifically to be used on one side of the connector. Second, if you ever need to use a charging station other than your own (Fun-fly) you would be unable to do so if you didn't have your own special charging lead in your pocket. Third, you would never be able to borrow or lend a battery to anyone using the PRC6 connectors in the standard configuration. I have never heard of anyone being able to connect a PRC6 connector in reverse polarity.

Rich

 

Spot on Rich!  When I switched to PRC 6's I bought charge cables from experience. They would not have worked if one used a non-standard configuration. 
Sometimes it's ok to be different. Probably not with the battery connector setup. Plus I frequently offer up my charging station at events. Of course that would take care of a charging leach:-)

Cheers
Alan

Alan Butler
Team Synergy

[Barry Tilson]

Yes I do like the EC5 set up but don't think this would protect you from a short with out having a different shape hole on one side.

If my wires reach I will try the wye built into the ESC.

[Barry Tilson]

Looks like I do have enough for a ESC wye. Any way to get theses PRC6 off the bullet with out killing the housing? Probably not worth it?

[flyalan]

Yes. I have done it. Gently warm the housing with a heat gun on low setting or a hair dryer. This will expand the housing enough to allow you to push the bullet back through. Be careful when doing this with the male bullet. You need something with a blunt tip. I think I used a 450 size spindle shaft.

Alan


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[Barry Tilson]

Lost this battle! Don't think my wife's hair dryer gets warm enough. Cut them off with the Dremel. Looks nice and clean now!