Gold battery terminals- any real difference?

[Skv012a]

Just curious to hear from experienced drivers whether these make any difference at all now that I got the SP chassis.

[dvsstrike]

not really. but the chassis is a different type of plastic

[arch2b]

some will argue yes. the same whom argue removing the on/off switch gives you an advantage. many others have debated how this doesn't. your either going to believe or your not really. i have not seen any quanitifyable proof that either provides an advantage other than what common sense principals tell you. but then again, i'm more worried about full seconds in racing than that last few hundredths of a second, which puts me in a seperate category in my opinion.

[Skv012a]

Thanks, just more bling-factor it is then

[EMU]

I really havent noticed any difference in power. There may be a slight difference in conductivity of the terminals, but I think the solder joints and wires to the PCB will have more resistance than either type of battery termminal.

I think its Kyosho wanting more $ for the same product. It looks and sounds cool, so lets charge more for it.

[Skv012a]

I just appreciate the fact that I found it local and it came ready for either AM or 2.4 including the small details like the logo sticker.

[color01]

Originally Posted by arch2b

some will argue yes. the same whom argue removing the on/off switch gives you an advantage. many others have debated how this doesn't. your either going to believe or your not really. i have not seen any quanitifyable proof that either provides an advantage other than what common sense principals tell you. but then again, i'm more worried about full seconds in racing than that last few hundredths of a second, which puts me in a seperate category in my opinion.

If you take REALLY good care of your chassis, in theory it could make a difference. Let's say you cleaned off the gold terminals and the terminals of your batteries regularly, and resoldered all the wire joints with silver solder and low-resistance silver wire and bypassed the power switch while you were at it... I wouldn't be surprised if you did manage to pass a little bit more current to the motor (and you'd have less power loss through the wires too, double benefit). But this would cost a heck of a lot of time, if not money, and it's just not something that's really necessary at this scale, given that it's more about skill and less about equipment.

I think that solder joints have less resistance than battery contacts though, EMU... my MRCG tends to go a bit faster down the straight than the MR02's with the same motor and ASF board, even with an old and uncared-for pack of Orion 900's.

[bamaboy379]

i don't have them but what is weird is most people have it for AWD but no one has it for 2WD

[eztuner12]

Originally Posted by color01

If you take REALLY good care of your chassis, in theory it could make a difference. Let's say you cleaned off the gold terminals and the terminals of your batteries regularly, and resoldered all the wire joints with silver solder and low-resistance silver wire and bypassed the power switch while you were at it... I wouldn't be surprised if you did manage to pass a little bit more current to the motor (and you'd have less power loss through the wires too, double benefit). But this would cost a heck of a lot of time, if not money, and it's just not something that's really necessary at this scale, given that it's more about skill and less about equipment.

I think that solder joints have less resistance than battery contacts though, EMU... my MRCG tends to go a bit faster down the straight than the MR02's with the same motor and ASF board, even with an old and uncared-for pack of Orion 900's.

Hi Brian,

I have been searching for silver or gold wires on the size (I guess 18g for motor & electricity power and 24g or smaller for servo Pot, servo motor, on/off switch) that would fit in my PCB for years and can’t find them.

Any suggestion that can help me on my quest?

I certainly appreciate any lead.
Thxxx…
Cheers

[color01]

Pretty sure ATM produces/produced silver-coated 18g wires, but a quick check at the Shop could confirm that.

Silver 24g wires... heck if I know, it was a thought experiment.

[eztuner12]

Originally Posted by color01

Pretty sure ATM produces/produced silver-coated 18g wires, but a quick check at the Shop could confirm that.

Silver 24g wires... heck if I know, it was a thought experiment.

lol

Thanks! for the info