Effect of Deans Connectors on Airsoft Gun

The video features Patrol Base Pete, and Patrol Base Mike, and this is the first video in a long serial of episodes which are targeted at dealing with bug that pertain to beginners in Airsoft. Hopefully this is the information you don't really hear a lot about through regular social media channels like YouTube or Facebook. Nosotros're going to exist trying to hit the questions which people feel too stupid to ask, but don't worry, in that location is no such thing equally a stupid question in Airsoft: we were all new players once!

For this episode Pete and Mike will be looking at bombardment connecters. They'll be covering the four principal types of battery connectors that you'll probable come into contact with when using Airsoft electric guns. Some are mutual, and some are not, but it'southward good to get a proficient overview of all types of connectors should you run into them into the field.

They'll be looking into the four main bombardment connector types used in Airsoft AEG:

Mini Tamiya
Large Tamiya
Deans
XT60

Spoilers: 99% of the time if you're buying a new Airsoft gun and then yous'll be looking at small Tamiya connectors. For example, guns like the Edge Series from Specna Arms come with modest Tamiya Connectors. If y'all've picked something up 2nd hand then the chances are it'll have been upgraded to deans for a lower resistance connectedness, or if you have a super fancy high speed and over the acme custom job you might find yourself with some XT60 connectors. XT60 is the least common connector, but it's proficient to exist fabricated aware of should you have to bargain with it in the field.

It's good to know that almost all AEG connectors are plug and play: you simply button them together and every bit long equally your battery is charged you're pretty much good to become. If y'all're worried and so there is no need to be. This is considering all the most mutual Airsoft connectors are designed to only plug in one detail way so that you tin can't accidentally plug positive to positive or negative to negative and crusade a short. This way there's a lot less worry, and less issues with getting information technology incorrect and dissentious your connectors.

Tamiya Connectors take one round pivot, and one foursquare pin, Deans connectors have a vertical and horizontal pin, and the XT60 has a not and a chamfered border and then you can't plug them in the wrong manner around unless yous actually force them!

You may take noticed, either in real life or in this video, that some batteries (specifically Lithium Polymer, aka LiPo batteries) take an extra lilliputian white connector attached in improver to the normal battery connector. This is called the balance atomic number 82, or sometimes chosen a balance cable, and that's responsible for making certain that the individual cells charge as they should. This cable gives the charger admission to each of the private cells then they tin each be charged to the correct level.

If any of y'all avid Airsoft DIY enthusiasts, or starter Airsoft Techs, out there are because swapping over the connectors on your gun from Tamiya to Deans then don't forget to remember that it'southward the male connector that goes on the gun stop and the female connector that goes on the battery end.

For those of you lot who yet demand the birds and the bees talk: the male pins are the extruding ones which go into the other female connectors.

This is to prevent short circuiting when the batteries in your guns, or when equipment is in storage or in a kit bag. The idea is that the pins can't exist bridged to cause a short due to exposed pins. This is peculiarly important when yous're talking about Deans connectors, as the male pins are fully exposed.

When it comes to choosing a battery to go in your burglarize that's a whole new video itself. Suffice to say that manufacturers accept tried their hardest to cram batteries into every possible infinite available on a gun.

For case in an M4/AR15, generally speaking, the battery would get in the buffer tube, and in an AK replica it would be housed underneath the tiptop dust embrace or in the stock.

If yous're worried about buying the right bombardment for your airsoft gun check out the Specifications Tab on each of the product listings to meet what we recommend if you're in whatsoever doubt nevertheless please get in touch, or give usa a phone call.

So there you go guys hopefully this video has been of some help to you the new players out there. Featured in the video was Patrol Base Mike, and Patrol Base Pete. If you found this interesting then continue an eye out for more, we'll exist releasing new content shortly all targeted at new players!