User Manual

This document was written by Chris Hansen.
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Female to Male Adapters:
We sell these little 3pin adapters to let you turn a female connector into a male connector. They
can be very handy, as they allow you to plug two female connectors together as shown below. You
may choose to work only with female connectors and avoid male connectors altogether. If you’re a
electronics builder you’ll be very happy using these to plug female connectors into a breadboard.
BEC Connectors
The connectors we sell as “BEC Connectors” (BEC stands for “Battery Eliminating Circuitry”) or “JST
Connectors” are commonly seen in the power systems for small electric planes. They’re used to connect the
battery to the ESC (Electronic Speed Control) and sometimes to connect the motor to the ESC. It seems
they’re most often called “BEC Connectors”.
The gold terminals included with these connectors are not that same as those we sell for .1” connectors.
They’re larger and made to handle more power. They can be crimped with either of our crimping tools using
the same methods described above, although I highly recommend using the deluxe tool for these, as it makes
a perfect crimp (the economy tool kind of deforms the connector in a usable, but unpleasant way). In general,
use the smaller set of teeth in the deluxe tool and the larger set in the economy tool, but experiment with your wire to see what’s best.