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@MysticalDork

The male portion (with prongs) won’t go south. The antispark resistor is in the female portion, that’s what can fail. I’d … epoxy it in

@gustavthemighty I second all this

Loopkey mounting. How do you do it?

So this isn’t for how to properly make a loopkey. But how to mount, hide your loopkey. I want ideas. Would love to see what others have come up with. If you wanna know how to make one

How to make an XT90 Loop Key

Arguably, the most reliable way to control power to an ESC [pair] is to use an XT90S loopkey. [20190219_024916][20190219_024931] It may not be the prettiest or the shiniest or the most foolproof, but it probably will outlast almost any other way if done correctly, and it’s certainly the cheapest. This does have antispark characteristics if you use the “XT90S” instead of the “XT90” variant of the female connector. You definitely don’t want to use the female XT90. Essentially, you make “a k…