Noob question thread! 2020_Summer

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@MysticalDork

The simplest, easiest, cheapest, most robust solution is to use an XT-90S loop key.

Unless you have a specific reason to use anything else, I suggest just going with that.

@Evwan this. Absolutely this.

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…